Equipment Maker Rieter Starts Plant in China

Winterhur, Switzerland, Dec. 8, 2010 -- Machinery equipment maker Rieter is starting construction of a second plant in Changzhou, China near its existing plant.

The new plant construction will supply the growing demand for textile machinery and provide Rieter Textile Systems with in-depth technology for Chinese customers, covering all major products.

The first phase, around 17,000 square meters, will be constructed in 2011 and is expected to begin operation in the 4th quarter of 2011. There are plans to expand the plant over the next few years.

Rieter specializes in systems for the production of short staple yarn.

Rieter Textile Systems started its Changzhou operations in 1998.