{"id":36222,"date":"2023-04-24T09:17:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T07:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/?p=36222"},"modified":"2023-04-24T09:17:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T07:17:18","slug":"radicigroup-announces-the-opening-of-its-new-factory-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plas.tv\/?p=36222","title":{"rendered":"RadiciGroup announces the opening of its new factory in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A 36,000m2 LEED Gold-certified facility, designed for environmental and social sustainability. The Group steps up its operations in Asia, to serve a local high performance polymer market in constant expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>new RadiciGroup industrial site in Suzhou, China<\/strong> has been officially opened. Designed to double capacity for manufacturing engineering polymers, the area will significantly <strong>step up<\/strong> the <strong>Group\u2019s presence on the Asian market <\/strong>as a key player serving numerous sectors \u2013 from the <strong>automotive <\/strong>and <strong>electrical\/electronics industries <\/strong>to<strong> consumer and industrial goods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Group has had production operations in China since 2006<\/strong>, when it first opened in a small factory in Jiangsu Province. In 2012 it moved to a larger site, to then start on the construction from the ground up of this new <strong>fully-owned facility<\/strong>, designed for future scalability, as required.<br \/>\nRadiciGroup invested <strong>\u20ac35 million<\/strong> in the development of the new complex, sited on <strong>36,000 square metres<\/strong> of land, around half of which is occupied by <strong>production<\/strong> and <strong>research &amp; development<\/strong> facilities. The rest houses offices, meeting rooms and communal areas, along with gardens and parking areas.<\/p>\n<p>The state-of-the-art complex features the most advanced green building technologies available today, for which it is <strong>LEED Gold<\/strong> (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. This international standard for <strong>high-performance green buildings <\/strong>incorporates parameters such as benefits for the environment and human health, the reduced consumption of water, energy efficiency and the use of environmentally-friendly building materials and solutions. Notable features of the Suzhou site include the installation of a <strong>continuous monitoring system<\/strong> to ensure the energy efficiency of the building, rooftop <strong>solar panels<\/strong> to produce renewable energy, and a <strong>rainwater recycling system<\/strong> to meet the water needs of the site.<\/p>\n<p>The site has also earned <strong>GBL-2 Star certification<\/strong>, a Chinese standard for building sustainability, demonstrating the attention China focuses on green building solutions.<\/p>\n<p>A choice perfectly in keeping with the <strong>RadiciGroup\u2019s sustainability strategy<\/strong>, designed to build <strong>industrial and business growth<\/strong> on the <strong>responsible use of resources<\/strong> and a <strong>commitment to human rights, labour rights and individual rights. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c<em>Working in harmony with the environment and people runs deep in our veins,<\/em>\u201d explains <strong>Angelo Radici, President of RadiciGroup<\/strong>. \u201c<em>That\u2019s been true ever since the 1940s, when we first opened in Italy as blanket manufacturers, to then diversify our operations and move closer to our customers around the world. Since starting up manufacturing operations in China more then fifteen years ago, we have grown immensely, together with the local market. Our materials are used by customers that in turn manufacture in China to satisfy the needs of local consumers. If years ago there was a shortage of skilled workers, today the Suzhou district is highly developed and people are skilled and specialised in various fields. In our case, that has also enabled us to retain our workers, drastically lowering turnover compared to the past, and so some of the solutions that we research and develop in China become benchmarks for the entire Group, thanks to our international network.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 36,000m2 LEED Gold-certified facility, designed for environmental and social sustainability. 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