Rohm and Haas Company celebrated the official ground breaking for its new China Research and Development Centre in Shanghai on June 30. Located on 33,000 m² in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area, the facility will serve as the company’s primary research and technical service headquarters for China and the Asia-Pacific region.

The new site, expected to open in mid-2006, will initially employ about 350 Rohm and Haas researchers, technical service personnel, commercial and sales professionals and functional staff. The initial 350 employees will be relocated from other Rohm and Haas facilities throughout Shanghai, but the site is capable of employing up to 1,500 employees.  Rohm and Haas will invest $30 million initially, although the total project is estimated at up to $60 million  if long-term growth necessitates site expansion.

“This is an exciting and incredibly important day for our company, our customers, and the more than 1,000 Rohm and Haas employees working in China and the surrounding regions,” said Raj L. Gupta, chairman and chief executive officer of Rohm and Haas Company.

Nearly 200 guests attended the event, including government officials from Shanghai, Pudong New Area and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park.

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