The pharmaceutical contract research organization Sundia MediTech Company and two other CRO companies based in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai report that the customs clearance time for CRO shipments has been shortened from three days to one day on average after implementing Express Customs Clearance on a trial basis a month ago.

Linde Group is expanding its business with semiconductor manufacturers in China, signing multiple, multi-year contracts to supply high purity gases to the country's wafer fabrication plants.

Rohm and Haas Company has officially launched the initial operations of its new manufacturing plant in Sanshui, Guangdong Province.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world, has started production on Shanghai's first 12-inch wafer fab.