In order to support the continuous business growth in China and other parts of Asia, SKF has decided to increase the manufacturing capacity for large and medium-size bearings in China.

This additional capacity will be achieved at the SKF factory in Dalian, Liaoning Province, in the northeast of China, as a second phase of a project launched in April 2005.

The new investment amounts to RMB 580 million (around 55 million euros). A 25,000-square-metre facility will be added adjacent to the current factory. It is expected to be in operation during 2009, thus doubling the current manufacturing capacity. The number of employees will increase from the current 240 to a total of about 600 people.