JUNAN COUNTY, Shandong, China, June 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- American Lorain Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ALRC) ("American Lorain" or the "Company"), an international packaged foods company based in Shandong, People’s Republic of China (PRC), today announced that it has leased a food production facility in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, PRC.
American Lorain leased 60,000 square feet of facilities, consisting of two buildings on June 10, 2008. The lease term on the facilities is for ten years. One of the buildings will be used for office space and the other one will be used for food production. The food production facility measures approximately 38,750 square feet and will be equipped with a refrigeration storage unit with a 1,000-ton capacity. The Company plans to equip the production facility with cash on hand. The Company plans to produce packaged foods and convenience foods products such as pickled vegetables, prepared meat, and noodles at the new production facility.
"By expanding our business operation to the Guangdong Province in Southern China, we expect to not only lower our transportation costs, but also to be close to our customers," said Mr. Si Chen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Lorain. "We believe that leasing versus constructing a new facility allows us to ramp up production sooner than if we were to build our own facility. We expect to start production at the new facility by early September," added Mr. Si Chen.
About American Lorain Corp.
Shandong Lorain, an indirectly owned subsidiary of American Lorain Corp., was founded by Mr. Si Chen, CEO of American Lorain, in Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, 1995. When American Lorain started its operations in 1995, the Company sold chestnut products. However, in 2002, the Company entered the canned, frozen and bulk foods packaged market and in 2004, the Company entered the convenience foods packaged market. Although, the Company's chestnut products are mostly for sale to international markets, the convenience food, and frozen, canned and bulk food products are for sale in the domestic market, in China.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the Company's ability to obtain the necessary financing to continue and expand operations, to market its products in new markets and to offer products at competitive pricing, to attract and retain management, and to integrate and maintain technical information and management information systems; compliance with laws and regulations of the PRC, the effects of currency policies and fluctuations, general economic conditions and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
