In response to rising demand for custom-made speciality materials in China, German compounder and distributor Lehmann & Voss (LuV, Hamburg; www.lehvoss.de/eng) in January announced the opening of a third subsidiary in China. Lehvoss (Shanghai) Chemical Trading (Shanghai / China) will market the company’s “Luvocom” compounds and “Luvobatch” masterbatches on the Chinese market. The office – which joins LuV’s existing subsidiaries in Beijing and Dalian – will help the company better serve its local clientele.

LuV said that once the new subsidiary’s sales and marketing activities had been established, it would start building a local application centre, including a laboratory. In the medium-term, the German compounder is also planning to set up a production unit in Shanghai.