On the afternoon of December 15, the signing ceremony of Wilo Group’s production center in Changzhou was held at the Municipal Administration Center.

Shi Mingde, president of the China-Germany Friendship Association and former Chinese Ambassador to Germany, Chen Jinhu, mayor of Changzhou Municipal People’s Government, Zhou Bin, member of the Standing Committee of CPC Changzhou Municipal Committee, and secretary of the Party Working Committee of Changzhou National High-Tech District (CND), as well as Hang Yong, vice mayor of Changzhou Municipal People’s Government, attended the event in person.

Wilo Group’s senior officials in Germany, Russia and France were present at the signing ceremony virtually.

The Wilo Group is one of the world’s leading premium providers of pumps and pump systems for the building services, water management and industrial sectors. In the past decade, the corporate has developed from a hidden champion into a visible and connected champion. In addition to its own numerous international production sites, Wilo also has a worldwide network of more than 60 subsidiaries, with around 8,000 employees across the world.

The Wilo Changzhou facility, located in the CND with a total investment of 100 million US dollars, will serve as an R&D, production and distribution center that adopts Wilo’s most advanced intelligent equipment, technology and operation system. Aligning to Industry 4.0, the Changzhou site is oriented towards a modern factory featuring both efficiency and sustainability.