On June 18, the first part of a new Rieter production plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, was officially opened.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by high-ranking politicians and representatives of the textile industry in China and Switzerland. The factory building, its second in Changzhou, is now fully operative and completion of the entire plant is scheduled for the end of 2013.

Switzerland-based textile machinery manufacturer Rieter’s long tradition of trading relations with China dates back to 1940, when Chinese spinning mill customers purchased their first Rieter machines. In the 1990s, the company established its presence in China with a joint-venture assembly plant, and in 2000 opened its first production plant in Changzhou.

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