CHINESE producer of equipment for the rubber and tyre industry,Mesnac, is planning to open a research and technical centre in Akron, Ohio.
The focus of the Akron facility will be to develop equipment and systems that cater to technical requirements of its North American and Latin American customers, says Mesnac, This facility will work closely with the firm’s Research Institute in Qingdao, China.
Mesnac Chairman Yuan Zhongxue said in a statement, “We are looking forward to working with our customers, the city, the University of Akron and our new employees to make our new R&D centre an effective technical unit and to ensure that Mesnac meets its social obligations to its new home in the Akron area.” It adds that by 2016, the Akron centre will employ as many as 35 research specialists.