April 17, 2008 -- The German-based Schaeffler Group has begun the construction of a CNY800 million bearing plant in Yinchuan, capital city of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The plant, covering 110,000 sq. m, will produce medium and large-size bearings used in wind power generation equipments, iron and steel production equipments, cement manufacturing, papermaking and mining equipments. The plant is scheduled for operation startup in 2009.
Abstracted from Asia Pulse