Europe’s leading potato equipment manufacturer has completed a project to build its products in China in the same year its North American operation celebrated 60 years in business.
Despite challenging market situations in China and Turkey, and production facility upgrades that impacted capacity in the first quarter, the SDF Group recorded sales revenues and profitability in 2017 only a little down on the year prior.
Investment in new product development, as well as bricks and mortar and human resources, continues at seeding and tillage equipment maker Horsch as it prepares for a recovery in agricultural machinery markets.
Italy-based tractor and harvester maker SDF Group is not looking to increase its modest presence in North America any time soon as it reaps the benefit of placing big bets on manufacturing and distribution in China and Turkey.
Despite the a slowdown in China’s economy, Japanese farm equipment maker, Kubota, is betting that demand for ag machinery will remain strong well into the future.
At a newly opened factory in China, Italy’s Maschio Gaspardo plans to double production of mulchers, rotary tillers and precision planters as the group pursues a multi-million dollar investment plan (Ag Equipment Intelligence, September 2014).
Harvesting machinery specialist Claas is planning a significant expansion of its business in China by securing a majority takeover of an agricultural machinery manufacturer in the country, subject to obtaining approval from the national authorities, among others.
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