Zhengzhou, Henan — Zhengzhou Jiabaijia Trade and Commerce is planning to build a 200,000 unit/year polyurethane auto seating plant in Zhengzhou, Henan province.
Located in Zhongmu Automobile Industry Cluster District, the plant has over 21,000 m2 total area and is expected to take two years to complete, said the project’s environmental filing.
The plant has CNY 78m ($12m) investment earmarked and will create 50 new jobs when on stream.
Phase one of the project has 4kT/year polyurethane foam capacity with an 18-month construction period. The company plans to sell the foam before phase two with seating facilities is in operation, said the environmental filing.
Zhengzhou Jiabaijia was set up in the auto cluster district in 2014. In 2016 the district had CNY 107 bn production value, up by 57% year on year, with 56,000 total employee headcount. Auto makers in the park, including Zhengzhou Nissan Automobile, produced 150,000 vehicles in 2016.
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