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Fuel injector manufacturer L'Orange to set up Ningbo plant

High-pressure fuel injector specialist L’Orange is setting up its first production plant outside Germany in Ningbo, China.

Marcus Hand, Editor

December 5, 2013

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L’Orange is planning to open the facility next year in an existing building in the German Industrial Park in Ningbo.

Production is planned to start in the third quarter of 2014 within an initial workforce of 10, which the company plans to expand to 40 at a later stage.

 “A frequent request from customers has primarily been for us to expand our local services. We are pleased to be able to do just that with this new facility in Ningbo,“ said Ralph-Michael Schmidt, managing director of L’Orange.

The aim is expand the company’s market share in the Asian region. “The high-quality components that are to be assembled now in our first production facility abroad will be the basis for achieving a high market share in Asia,“ he said at Marintec China 2013.

 

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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