| | Pilkington PR on China Sept 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Pilkington, and its affiliate Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Company Limited (SYP), are expanding their automotive operations in China, with the acquisition of the Ford Motor Company's 51% share of "Shanghai FuHua Glass Company Limited" (FuHua), the largest automotive glass company in the Shanghai area. |
 | | In 1983, the Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Co Ltd (SYP) joint venture was formed between Pilkington, the United Development Corporation (each of whom took a 12.5% share) and three Chinese partners - the Bank of China, Shanghai Yaohua Glass and China National Glass and Ceramics Industry Co. who together held 75% of the shares. |
 | | Pilkington brought both technological and management expertise to the joint venture during its early stages, and the 5000 tonnes a week plant was profitable by the end of its second year of operation (1989). |
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