China's Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

Interviewee Jiangsu Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group.
Address 1 Koutai Rd., Taizhou, Jiangsu Province
Phone 523-696-1999
Fax 523-691-4769
Ownership State-owned Enterprise
G. Manager Xu Jingren
Number of Staff 2,100
1. MAJOR PRODUCTS OF THE COMPANY
(1) Yangtze River Brand stomach medicine, (2) Maidenhair leaves
2. ASSETS, TURNOVER, AND PROFIT AS O F 1999
US$ 1,000)
Assets Turn Over Gross Profit
162,353 210,588 43,529
3. CURRENT PACKAGING STATUS
Mainly packaged in bottles, pouches, boxes and in Aluminum-plastic packages.
3. NAME, QUALITY, AND MANUFACTURER OF PACKGING MACHINERY IN USE
Name Quantity
Unit
Value
Manufacturer
(US$ 1,000)
Year of
Purchase
1 Packaging Assembly for 2 141 Main machine made 1990-1993
Pills
in Netherlands, some
parts made in US.
2 Bottle filling machine 2 71 German and Italian 1992
3 Labeling machine 8 9 Taiwan Huangjiang 1995
Packaging Machinery
5. EXPECTATIONS AND PLANS ON IMPROVEMENT OF PACKAGING QUALITY
More research will be conducted as to the airproof feature and technique of
packaging to reduce the percentage of wasted packaged products.
6. KIND OF PACKAGING MACHINERY TO BE PURCHASED AND ESTIMATED COST
Domestic machinery is to be replaced gradually in the near future and imported ones
are to be purchased. The replacement will be conducted year by year, and the total
budget is US$ 350,000. After-sale service is very important so the suppliers with
offices in China will be chosen.
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