AT&S to expand investment in China (2)

Founded in 1987, AT & S is one of the market leaders in the high-end PCB technology, with its products mainly used for mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet personal computers. It hires over 7,500 people globally, with more than 4,500 working in China.

The company currently runs six factories worldwide, including one in Shanghai. The seventh plant, which is still under construction, was set up in Chongqing last year, and is expected to put into operation in 2013.

The Austria Trade Commissioner of the Advantage Austria Christian Schierer, who was also presented at the press conference, said that the relationship between China and Austria is "striking", with the bilateral trades between the two countries tripled in the last decade.

Schierer said there are currently about 620 Austrian firms run in China, and those companies are capable and trusted to cater for the rising demand in China as the country is shifting to focus on high-end and high-value products.

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