Site zal dienen als hub voor klanten in heel Azië

HOUSTON– (BUSINESS WIRE) – Ascend Performance Materials, de grootste volledig geïntegreerde producent van polyamide 66-hars, kondigde vandaag aan dat het een overeenkomst heeft ondertekend voor de aankoop van de activa van NCM (Changshu) Co., Ltd. en Tehe Engineering Plastic (Suzhou) Co ., Ltd., gevestigd in het Changshu Yushan High-tech Industrial Park (bekend als “The Park”), een van de belangrijkste geavanceerde productieparken in het oostelijke kustgebied van China, 100 kilometer buiten Shanghai.

De overname geeft Ascend een flexibele voetafdruk voor groei in de regio. Het masterplan van het bedrijf omvat de uitbreiding van samengestelde activa op de locatie, samen met een wereldwijd onderzoeks- en ontwikkelingscentrum met een focus op bestaande toepassingen in de auto-, elektrische en elektronische en consumenten- en industriële gebieden, evenals nieuwe op gebieden zoals 3D-printen en hoogwaardige films.

Phil McDivitt, de president en CEO van Ascend, zei dat de aankoop het bedrijf positioneert om de levering aan klanten in Azië beter te vergemakkelijken en toekomstige marktgroei te ondersteunen. “Ascend’s langetermijnplan omvat het leveren van service van wereldklasse aan klanten over de hele wereld”, zei McDivitt. “Het park, met de nabijheid van zowel de grote clusters van de auto-industrie in China als Shanghai, maakte het een ideale keuze voor een hub om ons te helpen de snel opkomende markten in Azië beter te bereiken.”

Ascend Makes First Acquisition in China

Site will serve as hub for customers throughout Asia

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, announced today it signed an agreement to purchase the assets of NCM (Changshu) Co., Ltd., and Tehe Engineering Plastic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., located in Changshu Yushan High-tech Industrial Park (known as “The Park”), one of the major advanced manufacturing parks in the eastern coastal area of China, 100 kilometers outside of Shanghai.

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Dr. Kevin Wu (second from the left), Ascend’s APAC senior vice president and managing director, is joined by representatives of Changshu Yushan High-tech Industrial Park and the owners of the newly acquired assets at a signing ceremony in Shanghai on June 11, 2020. (Photo: Business Wire)

The acquisition gives Ascend a flexible footprint for growth in the region. The company’s master plan includes the expansion of compounding assets at the site along with a global research and development center with a focus on existing applications in the automotive, electrical and electronics, and consumer and industrial areas, as well as new ones in areas such as 3D-printing and high-performance films.

Phil McDivitt, Ascend’s president and CEO, said the purchase positions the company to better facilitate supply to customers in Asia and to support future market growth. “Ascend’s long-range plan includes providing world-class service to customers around the globe,” McDivitt said. “The Park, with its proximity to both China’s major automotive industry clusters and to Shanghai, made it an ideal choice for a hub to help us better reach the rapidly emerging markets in Asia.”

Dr. Kevin Wu, senior vice president and managing director for Ascend’s Asia-Pacific operations, said the new facility will help support speed-to-market efforts and localized customer support. “This is an exciting chapter for Ascend in Asia as it provides regional manufacturing and innovation capability to efficiently respond to customer needs and to customize formula solutions for Asian markets,” he said. “We are pleased that we have secured such a good location and we are grateful for the strong support given by officials of The Park and Changshu City.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company plans to take final ownership in August.

About Ascend Performance Materials

Ascend Performance Materials is a global premium provider of high-quality plastics, fibers and chemicals and is the world’s largest integrated producer of PA66 resin. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Ascend has nine global locations, including five fully integrated manufacturing facilities located in the southeastern United States and an engineering plastics compounding facility in Europe, all dedicated to innovation and safe production. With three of the world’s largest chemical processing facilities, Ascend’s materials form the building blocks for products used in everyday applications from apparel to airbags, cable ties to circuit boards and carpets to car parts. Ascend’s 2,600-person global workforce is committed to making a difference in the communities we serve and leading the development of material solutions that inspire everyone, everywhere, every day.

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