Haixiang Wang, business development director for GKN Driveline's GKN Group in China, said the company will build a 44,000-square-meter plant scheduled to open during the first half of 2009 in Wuhan.

Timken announced the opening of two new manufacturing facilities — one in India and one in China — to expand its presence in the region's aerospace and industrial markets.

Cummins announced the opening of its first fuel systems manufacturing site outside of North America, the Cummins Fuel Systems Wuhan Plant.

Avery Dennison announced the acquisition of DM Label Group, a manufacturer of high-quality woven labels with manufacturing facilities in six countries and with headquarters in Taipei.

Fairchild Semiconductor has opened a regional fulfillment center in the Suzhou Logistics Center, a free trade zone that allows direct shipments from Fairchild to China-based customers.

Meat food company Hormel has opened an Idea and Innovation Center in China, which is devoted to creating innovative new products for Chinese consumers.

Hanfeng Evergreen, the largest producer of slow and controlled release fertilizers in China, announced that it has completed commissioning of the second phase of its 100,000 tonne per annum expansion of the Heilongjiang facility.

Johnson Medtech, the medical products network of Johnson Electric, one of the world's largest providers of motion actuators, announced the opening of a new facility in Shajing, China and reported that the plant has also received ISO 13485 certification.

CIMTEK has expanded its operations with a new facility in Suzhou to support global demand for quality manufacturing, and this move gives CIMTEK's customers greater capability to fully capitalize on one of the world's fastest-growing manufacturing and electronics assembly markets.