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the complete SMS Meer range of services, from installation and commissioning to maintenance and modernisation. Mr Schönbeck added, “Our highly qualified employees guarantee optimal customer communication in Chinese language, while also working closely together with their colleagues in Germany, so our customers receive the full benefit of all SMS Meer’s expertise, combined with quick on-site support.” SMS Meer has been active in SMS Meer opens site in Shanghai

SMS Meer has invested €22 million in a new production site in Shanghai. The site was officially opened on 28 October at a ceremony attended by 250 guests. SMS Meer is a business area of the SMS group, and the global market leader in plant and machine building for tubes, long products, forging, copper and aluminium production, and heating technologies. The Shanghai site will manufacture complete machines for the Chinese market and components for customers around the world. SMS Meer’s engineering and design operations will continue to be based in Europe. With its combination of European design and manufacturing capacity in China, SMS is pursuing a distinctive strategy within the industry. Joachim Schönbeck, president and CEO of SMS Meer, commented, “The outstanding quality of our plants and machines is what differentiates us in the market, and we are determined to maintain and increase this competitive advantage. The new Shanghai site will enhance the flexibility of our manufacturing operations.” SMS Meer Engineering China Ltd employs 250 people. The new site also gives Chinese customers direct access to

China since the 1960s, and its plants and machines have been used for various large infrastructure projects, to make products including tubes, structural steel, railroad tracks, railway wheels and power plant components. The SMS group has had a

presence in China since 1904. SMS Meer GmbH – Germany Email: info@sms-meer.com Website: www.sms-meer.com

The new SMS Meer site in Shanghai: office building and workshop

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