Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG: Heidelberg increases press exports from Chinese production operations
– Particularly strong demand for Speedmaster CD 102 and CS 92 presses
– Customers in more than 40 countries trust Heidelberg quality from China – Export rate from Shanghai site reaches 19 percent – Japanese print shops Ebara Printing and Bunkado install Speedmaster CD 102 presses from China Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for printing systems, particularly in the Asian core markets, is nearing pre-crisis levels again. The same applies to the production volumes of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) at its site in Shanghai. Accordingly, the company has also progressively increased exports of its printing presses manufactured in China. Since being established in 2005, launching the assembly of postpress systems, and subsequently taking up the production of standard small-format printing presses for the Chinese market, the site now employs some 450 staff and manufactures printing presses for commercial and packaging printing across all standard format classes. Production operations are centered on the 70 × 100 format class, specifically the Speedmaster CD 102 and Speedmaster CS 92 models. Customers in more than 40 countries trust Heidelberg quality from China “Our production at the Chinese site in Shanghai is a success story, not just in terms of the Chinese market, but also and increasingly with regard to the rest of the world,” states Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer. “Already, around one third of all the Heidelberg printing units being manufactured are coming from this plant. Following the rapid economic recovery of the Asian markets from the coronavirus pandemic, our local production operations have proven to be a strategic advantage in overcoming the crisis. As a consequence, we are increasingly able to realize growth opportunities in these regions.” Satisfied users are investing again “Before we decided to invest, we very carefully scrutinized every aspect of the new Speedmaster CD 102. In the end, we were very impressed by the technological advances in evidence on the press. We succeeded in significantly boosting our productivity and we are also benefitting from considerable flexibility with regard to substrates,” explains Akinori Furukawa, Managing Director of Ebara: “We are confident that, with the new Speedmaster CD 102 and with Heidelberg as a partner, we will continue to enhance our competitiveness.” Bunkado the first Japanese print shop to install a Speedmaster CD manufactured in China Figure 1: Heidelberg is progressively increasing the number of printing presses it exports all over the world from its production operations in Shanghai. Figure 2: Manufacturing at the Heidelberg site in Shanghai centers on Speedmaster CD 102 and Speedmaster CS 92 models in the 70 × 100 format class. Figure 4: Bunkado was the first Japanese print shop to install a Speedmaster CD 102 that had been manufactured at the Heidelberg site in China. Image material and additional information about the company are available in the Press Lounge of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG at www.heidelberg.com and in the Media Library. Contact:Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Corporate Public Relations Thomas Fichtl Phone: +49 (0)6222 82-67123 Fax: +49 (0)6222 82-67129 E-mail: thomas.fichtl@heidelberg.com Investor Relations Robin Karpp Phone: +49 (0)6222 82-67120 Fax: +49 (0)6222 82-99 67120 E-Mail: robin.karpp@heidelberg.com Important note: This press release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and estimations by the Management Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft. Even though the Management Board is of the opinion that those assumptions and estimations are realistic, the actual future development and results may deviate substantially from these forward-looking statements due to various factors, such as changes in the macro-economic situation, in the exchange rates, in the interest rates, and in the print media industry. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft gives no warranty and does not assume liability for any damages in case the future development and the projected results do not correspond with the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. End of Media Release Issuer: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Key word(s): Industry
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Company: | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG |
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Phone: | +49 (0)6222 82-67121 |
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