A. O. Smith Expands Water Heater Capacity in China

A. O. Smith is expanding its water heater manufacturing capacity in Nanjing, China. The company expects to complete the second phase of expansion by May 2007, doubling capacity since 2005, and has initiated another project to double capacity again by the end of 2008.

“The company expects to complete the second phase of its current capacity expansion by the end of May, bringing annual capacity to 1.1 million units, more than double the capacity at the inception of the project in 2005. The company recently initiated another expansion project to double its productive capacity again by the end of 2008.”

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