Recently, the Swiss industrial group George Fischer (GF) Group held the opening of the GF Piping System Yangzhou Super Plant and GF Forming Solutions Shenyang plant in Yangzhou and Shenyang, respectively. Andreas Muller, CEO of GF Group, and Mads Joergensen, Chief Financial Officer of GF Group, attended the opening ceremony. At the same time, Swiss Ambassador to China Jurg Burri and Swiss Consul General in Shanghai Sacha Bachmann attended the opening of the Shenyang and Yangzhou factories respectively, witnessing another milestone in the continuous development of the century-old Swiss company in the Chinese market. As a Swiss brand with a history of 220 years, GF Group has always held a leading position in the safe transportation of liquid and gas pipelines, lightweight castings in vehicles and high-precision processing technology, which is widely used in the automotive, aerospace, energy, medical, information and communication industries. GF has been deeply engaged in the Chinese market for many years, and now has 25 branches in China, including 18 production bases, which are distributed in 14 cities such as Suzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Changchun, Dujiangyan (Sichuan Province), Zhuozhou (Hebei Province) and Shenzhen. The new factories in Yangzhou and Shenyang further expand GF Group’s manufacturing footprint in the Yangtze River Delta and Northeast China. Help to provide customers with more close and convenient service.
An Mulle, CEO of GF Group, said: “GF Group is very grateful to the Yangzhou and Shenyang governments for their continued strong support in the construction of our plants, and we are proud to be able to work with these two cities. The Yangzhou Gigafactory of GF Piping Systems and the Shenyang Plant of GF Forming Solutions are key projects of GF’s two business units, which are of great significance to the Group’s development in China and will support GF in providing more advanced solutions and more efficient services to local customers in the areas of automation and digitalization, sustainable transportation and energy industries. As China pursues high-quality development goals in all aspects, we are optimistic about the development prospects of the Chinese market and will continue to increase our investment in China in the future to accompany the growth of local customers and partners.” Yangzhou plant is the third wholly-owned plant invested by GF Piping Systems

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in China, and it is also the largest, most complete and most advanced super factory and flagship factory of GF Piping Systems in China. The total investment of the factory is about 200 million yuan, with a total construction area of about 32,000 square meters, including dozens of extrusion and injection molding production lines, valve and instrument assembly workshops, preset workshops, clean workshops and automated warehousing centers. The facility is also currently GF Piping Systems’ largest and most efficient facility in Asia and will serve customers in relatively new sectors such as microelectronics, water treatment, chemicals, Marine, construction and data centers. The plant incorporates a large number of future-oriented process and automation technologies that both meet current market needs and leave room for future development.

GF Yangzhou Gigafactory anchors the main engine of the country to build a science and technology innovative economy. From the beginning of the project, it has been supported by the Yangzhou Municipal government and the leaders of Yangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone. Yangzhou is an excellent historical city and a city of scientific and technological innovation, with a number of state-level development parks. Founded in 1802, GF continues to move forward in more than 200 years of history, brand heritage and product innovation are GF’s corporate genes. History and innovation coexist, Yangzhou coincides with GF’s brand. With the support of Yangzhou Municipal Government, GF hopes to build Yangzhou Factory into an excellent demonstration project for investment attraction in Yangzhou, drive more excellent foreign enterprises to enter Yangzhou, and benefit Yangzhou government and society.

The Consul General of Switzerland in Shanghai, Kevin Shao, congratulated GF Piping Systems on the opening of the Super factory, saying: “I sincerely congratulate GF Group on this important milestone in GF’s long and successful journey in China! From a small valley in Switzerland, GF has expanded its business around the world over the past 200 years. GF’s constant pursuit of innovation and excellence exemplifies the typical Swiss recipe for success. Switzerland may be a small country, but we compete at the highest level in many fields. Our economic cooperation in the Yangtze River Delta is impressive, with more than 500 Swiss companies already investing in the region. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Yangzhou Government for its strong support for Swiss investment. I look forward to further cooperation and deepening relations with Yangzhou.”