ZIBO, China, May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Shandong PGW Jinjing Automotive Glass Co. Ltd. (PJG), a joint venture between Shandong Jinjing Science & Technology Stock Co., Ltd (Jinjing), a leading supplier of float glass in China, and Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC (PGW), a world-leading supplier of automotive glass, celebrated the grand opening of a new, state-of-the-art automotive glass manufacturing facility in Zibo, Shandong Province, China. The construction of the facility began in 2014 and proceeded on schedule to successful commencement of production in 2016.
"By combining the respective advantages of both parent companies - Shandong Jinjing Science & Technology Stock Co., Ltd. and Pittsburgh Glass Works – PJG will pursue continuous improvement, so as to provide the technology and quality to serve the Chinese auto industry with world class products and services," said Mr. Cao Tingfa, Chairman of PJG.
PJG uses the latest in automotive glass manufacturing technology and is a showcase of the best manufacturing and operations practices. The facility, which began productions earlier this year, is currently delivering windshields that meet the toughest automotive standards.
The new facility, along with an embedded product development and customer support center, offers innovative product and process technologies in order to serve the needs of global car producers in the important China market. The addition of this modern automotive glass plant is an important step in the maturation of the China automotive market, with consumers, and hence vehicle manufacturers, demanding world class technologies in their cars. The PJG facility will be able to satisfy that need.
As the Chinese automotive market faces tough challenges with the upcoming fuel economy and emissions targets set by the regulators, the PJG facility is equipped to make glazing that will help vehicle manufacturers meet these increasingly tougher targets.
The PJG facility will produce some of the most complex parts that are being demanded by the discerning Chinese consumer, while also being very cost competitive due to the efficient design and operations. The plant is capable of producing windshields that require technologies like Heads Up Display (HUD), full surface heating, complex bend, lightweight glazing, solar performance products and antenna systems, among others. The best-in-class lightweight and solar performing glazing products reduce the fuel consumption of a vehicle and help decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
When fully operational, the new facility will have capacity for two-million car-sets and employ in excess of 350 workers. The facility size is 34,600 square meters.
About PJG
About Shandong Jinjing Science & Technology Stock Co., Ltd
Shandong Jinjing Science & Technology Stock Co., Ltd, located in Zibo High & New Technology Zone, Shandong, focuses on the development, production, processing and marketing of glass, sodium carbonate and its augmented products and is marching toward fields of new solar materials and new energy-saving materials. The company, a national hi-tech enterprise and a key domestic base of new materials, has been authenticated by ISO9002 quality system in 1998, by ISO/14001 environmental management system in 2007 and by 4A enterprise standards and has won Shandong Governor Quality Award and Shandong Business Administration Award. For more information, visit http://en.cnggg.cn/
About Pittsburgh Glass Works
Pittsburgh Glass Works, a subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, manufactures and distributes automotive OEM windshields, rear and side windows, sunroofs and assemblies for auto and truck manufacturers worldwide, and manufactures and distributes automotive replacement glass for the automotive aftermarket in North America.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PGW maintains automotive float glass, glass fabrication and assembly, and JIT sequencing capability in nine factories at Berea, Kentucky; Creighton, Meadville and Tipton in Pennsylvania; Crestline, Ohio; Evansville, Indiana; Elkin, North Carolina; Evart, Michigan; and Środa Śląska, Poland; and a joint venture facility in Tepeji del Rio, Mexico. PGW also operates a global Automotive Technical Center in Rochester Hills, Michigan and a sales and product development center in Ettlingen, Germany. PGW distributes automotive replacement glass from a Master Distribution Center in Chillicothe, Ohio and 109 branch operations in the U.S. and Canada. For more information, visit, www.pgwglass.com.
