SWCC Showa to Expand Chinese Operation for Strategic Items

SWCC Showa Holdings expands the production base for strategic items in China. Photocopy machine parts making operation, Fuqing Showa Seiko Electric in Fujian moved to new site with 3 times of land space. The new plant expands the operation due to production shift of commodity products from plant in Kanagawa, Japan and start of automotive parts production. SWCC Showa eyes new Chinese joint venture to make connecting parts for electric cable.

Fuqing Showa Seiko Electric moved to new plant with 12,000 square meters of land in October. Fuqing Showa Seiko Electric started the production of automotive handle heater. Kanagawa plant shifts to high performance and high quality products and started the production of some new products while the plant transfers the production of commodity products to Fuqing Showa Seiko Electric.

SWCC Showa ties to improve the cost competitiveness for SICONEX, which is connecting part for electric cable, by launching Chinese plant. The firm tries to improve the competitiveness through the operation while the firm now rules out Chinese operation for electric cable.