The company said the plant will service the Chinese market as well as customers from the Asia-Pacific automotive sector. High-performance automotive halfshaft and steering system boots will be manufactured at the facility, which employs 55.
The 27,000-sq.-ft. facility could be extended another 8,600 square feet, according to the company.
Mikael Fryklund, business area president of Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, said in a news release that the region offered an opportunity for growth, prompting construction of the facility. Trelleborg has approximately 1,500 employees in China, and sales in 2012 were more than $105 million.
Trelleborg manufactures engineered products and solutions based on polymer technology, including marine systems, specialty components, industrial antivibration, agricultural tires, printing solutions and precision seals.
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