DKSH Holdings Ltd. and machine and plant engineering specialists Oerlikon Systems have reached an agreement that DKSH will take over all the sales and after-sales activities of Oerlikon Systems in Mainland China and Taiwan.

International sports apparel maker Nike has announced plans to invest USD99 million to build a new distribution center in the Taicang Economic Development Area, Jiangsu, to reinforce its future development in China.

Wuxi PharmaTech has signed a new three-year, in vitro absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion collaboration agreement with Pfizer.

Herman Miller Inc has announced that it has negotiated an international strategic alliance agreement with Hong Kong's Posh Office Systems.

Ashland Distribution, a division of Ashland, has increased its logistics capabilities to better serve the growing China market.

Chinese supply chain management software and service company eFuture will roll out the deployment of its eFuture ONE DMS, a real-time visual distribution management solution, for Kimberly-Clark China.

Hanfeng Evergreen will expand its product distribution and fertilizer blending capabilities in China.

To regulate the export order of eight kinds of monitored textile products which will be exported to the European Union, China's Ministry of Commerce has released the "Notice on Verification of Export Permits of Some Textiles Exported to European Union".

U.S.-based, Heelys, a youth sports lifestyle company, announced the opening of its first China representative office in Qingdao.