Johnson Controls has signed an agreement with Shanghai Yanfeng Industry and Commerce and Anhui Yansheng Automotive Trim to form a new fabrics joint venture in Huainan City, Anhui Province, China.
The new joint venture, named Anhui New Nangang Johnson Controls Automotive Trim, will provide Chinese automakers with a variety of services from fabric design, engineering and manufacturing to trim products. The joint venture owns the capability of warp knitting and circular knitting, and its product portfolio includes woven fabrics as well as seat trim covers.
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“Through vertical integration in recent years, Johnson Controls has developed world-class capabilities globally in weaving, knitting, fine trimming, lamination, dyeing and fabric tune-up technologies,” said JCI’s China interiors chief Eric Sorret.
“China is a strategic market. We are committed to supporting the development of the Chinese market. As the third fabrics facility in China, this new joint venture will leverage our global capabilities, allowing us to support customers in differentiating their vehicle programmes,” Sorret added.
The joint venture is expected to start operations in October 2014. Financial terms were not disclosed.
