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Graphic and Somacis Join Forces in China
Written by Tracy Heffner
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
CREDITON, Devon, UK and CASTELFIDARDO, Italy – Graphic Plc has teamed up with Somacis PCB Industries in an equal joint venture project to manufacture printed circuit boards in a 66,000 square-meter facility in Chashan, Dongguan City, South China.
The official factory inauguration ceremony, which will be held on the May 24, will be under the name of Somacis-Graphic. Graphic and Somacis will still maintain their respective companies. The factory is said to be equipped with the latest advanced technology plant, and equipment to produce any design of multilayer and rigid-flex PCBs in any quantity. When operational, it will be working to ISO9001and ISO14001, and will be RoHS-compliant. The partnership originates from the shared strategic objectives in terms of the completion of their range both of products and market sectors, as well as a commercial network synergy. The new joint venture, Dongguan Somacis Graphic PCB Co. Ltd., plans to provide the ultimate service to all existing and new customers, who can link into a genuine “one stop shop,” to meet every PCB requirement, at world competitive prices and backed by worldwide product approvals.
Rex Rozario, executive chairman of Graphic, said, “We believe in the future of this strong and successful partnership.”
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