Jowat is opening a new manufacturing location in China, the world’s biggest adhesive market, underscoring its commitment to close customer contact around the globe and expanding its innovation capacities.
Located in Zhejiang province, around 70 kilometers from Shanghai, the new facility is set to produce approximately 9,000 tons of tailor-made adhesives annually for the Asian market starting from the second quarter of 2024.
With a focus on water-based dispersion adhesives as well as on innovative solutions specially adapted to the consumer electronics market, the new facility spanning over 118,000 sq. ft.s provides not only robust production and storage capabilities, but also a state-of-the-art research and development center. “Over 80 percent of the highly demanded electronic accessories are currently manufactured in China. Due to the geographical proximity to this very attractive growth market, we can now offer our customers innovative Jowat adhesives locally, with rapid development cycles and optimum availability,” says Dr. Ralf Schelbach, vice president for Asia Pacific at Jowat SE.
With the launch of the new adhesive center, now the second manufacturing location in Asia, Jowat SE is not only extending its presence in the Asia-Pacific market. It also strengthens another strategic cornerstone in its dynamic research and development landscape, reaffirming the its position as an innovation leader in the industry.
