Cree signs Huizhou of China to extend the agreement
A few days ago, Cree Company had already signed and bought agreements in factory of 5.5 ten thousand square meters in China Guangdong Province Huizhou. This factory will become Cree first chip production base outside North America, aim at being used for expanding assembly operational capacities in future.
President Cree and concurrently chief executive officer Chuck Swoboda come to China in the midst of pressing affairs, he shows; “This investment can expand business in China of Cree, show Cree is devoted to meeting resolution of the global and local LED customer’s constant demand. Because local management team and outstanding production history with power, we have already laid a solid foundation in Huizhou. As we are advancing the development of LED lighting revolution constantly, we will continue the success chapter in China too. ”
In the global group of Cree, over half of the staff all work in China, and most is all on the job in present Huizhou factory. Cree Company is refined to the yellow family property of secretary of Municipal Committee of the CPC of Huizhou and mayor Li Ru asks energetical support and assistance offered to express thanks from the bottom of the heart for in the course of selecting the site.
Huizhou secretary of Municipal Committee of the CPC Huang YeBin shows: “We feel very glad to make an investment in this city to Cree. The solid condition illumination is a strategic key pollution-free industry for China. From the viewpoint of government, we will support Cree with all strength through government’s project and government policy. We think this investment is a win-win project for Cree and Chinese solid condition lighting industry. ”
Cree also announces Huizhou has already joined LED urban project of Cree at the same time. This international project aims at popularizing LED energy-conserving lighting application. Huizhou has already finished multinomial LED street lighting experiments, installing LED lantern in second Kai high and new technology industrial development zone now.
Huizhou mayor Li Ru asks showing: “Huizhou South China joins the project city of Cree LED city first, we feel very proud of for this. Energy-conserving emission reduction is the key planning that our city carried on for realizing sustainable development too. We will continue popularizing the lighting products application of the solid condition through the government action. ”
