(China Daily) The acquisition of a number of international intelligent automation
solution makers will help develop new business growth for Midea Group, a
traditional home appliance maker based in Guangdong province, according
to a senior company executive.
Gu Yanmin, vice-president of Midea, said the overseas acquisitions
had helped expand its business to new industrial areas, amid intensified
competition in the domestic home appliances market.
"We are now more likely to identify ourselves as a leading technology
company, not only in home appliances and heating and ventilation, but
also as a robotics and automation solution provider," Gu said on
Wednesday, ahead of the annual Appliance & Electronics World Expo in
Shanghai.
In a series of recent international acquisitions, Midea, based in the
manufacturing hub of Foshan, took a majority of stake in German
robotics manufacturer Kuka AG last year and bought more than a 50
percent stake in Israeli motion solution provider Servotronix Motion
Control Ltd earlier this year.
"Midea has rich experience in the integration of its industrial
chain, participating in the robotics industry in a comprehensive manner
over many years," said Gu.
"We have been seeking another growth path beyond home appliances,
changing our business model driven by mass production at low cost to
scientific and technological innovation," said Gu.
In addition to the acquisition of Kuka and Servotronix, Midea also
took a large stake in Italian air conditioning maker Clivet SpA and an
80 percent stake in Japanese home appliance manufacturer Toshiba Corp's
white goods business last year.
The Chinese company denied on Wednesday that it would buy the
semiconductor unit of Toshiba, after Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported
that Midea is interested in investing in Toshiba's semiconductor
business.
Midea said it currently has no plans to buy Toshiba's semiconductor unit.
Source: By Qiu Quanlin | China Daily
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