Adhesives Research, Inc. Announces Opening of Representative Office in Shanghai, China
GLEN ROCK, Pa. (February 15, 2007) - As part of an ongoing commitment to support the company's growing number of electronics customers in Asia, Adhesives Research, Inc., a global developer and manufacturer of custom pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, coatings, specialty films and laminates, announces the opening of a new representative office in Shanghai, China.
The Shanghai office will enable Adhesives Research to offer increased direct contact and technical support to the company's rapidly expanding electronics business (hard disk drive, computer peripherals, wireless communication, semiconductor and display). Representation in China will also provide new opportunities for the company to expand its presence into the untapped Asian medical diagnostics and devices, pharmaceutical, and brand protection market sectors.
"Our close proximity to China's technology and manufacturing hub provides us with the opportunity to deliver and improve upon our promise of providing a high standard of support to our growing number of customers in China," states Jackson Tan, Managing Director of Adhesives Research PTE Ltd. in Singapore. He continues, "Increased market accessibility enables us to better understand our customers' needs so we can respond efficiently with the customized products they value and expect from Adhesives Research."
Adhesives Research remains committed to strengthening the company's customer-oriented focus in Asian markets, and has demonstrated this first through the opening of a Singapore sales office in 2000. The China office will function as a critical link for enhancing customer contact and communications with the company's other manufacturing and sales locations around the world, including the United States, Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany and Singapore.
The Adhesives Research Shanghai Representative Office is located at
Suite 3908,
Plaza 66,
Tower 1; 1266 Nanjing West Road,
Shanghai, China 200040 and can be reached by phone at + 86 21 61038526.
With more than 500 employees worldwide, Adhesives Research is one of the world's leading independent developers and manufacturers of high-performance pressure-sensitive adhesives, tapes, specialty coatings, films, and laminates. Founded in 1961, Adhesives Research offers problem-solving capabilities and custom solutions in adhesive polymerization, mixing, adhesive coating and release liner design supported by extensive product development and analytical support. The company's North American and Limerick, Ireland facilities are certified to the updated ISO 9001:2000 standard.
Adhesives Research's pressure-sensitive adhesives are used around the world in electronics, displays, wireless telecommunications, window fabrication and the pulp and paper industry, as well as in the medical diagnostics and devices, wound care, and the pharmaceutical/transdermal industries. Based in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, Adhesives Research also operates manufacturing facilities in Ireland and Colombia, has sales and marketing offices in Great Britain, Germany, and Singapore, and sales representation in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.
For more information on Adhesives Research and its products, call 1-800-445-6240 (1-717-235-7979 outside North America) or visit our web site at www.adhesivesresearch.com
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