Saft Expands with New Plant in China

Saft of France will build a new manufacturing facility in an existing building in Zhuhai, in the Guandong province of South China. Saft will be the 100% shareholder of the new Chinese subsidiary.

The plant will house manufacturing and assembly departments for Saft’s primary lithium batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries. There are many ongoing subway and high-speed train projects in several cities within China. Saft expects to see sustained demand from local rail manufacturers as they modernize rolling stock and increase added-value components.

“We have shipped more than 20 million cells to China over the last three years and demand is growing for high added-value products such as ours,” explained Saft CEO John Searle. “It is our strategy to manufacture as close to our customers as possible, in order to offer them the best possible service.”