Japan machine tool maker Kitamura launches Chinese sales arm

New unit targets chip and medical device makers with micron-precise processing

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Kitamura Machinery's new 6,000-sq.-meter facility in China's Shandong province includes storage for repair parts. (Kitamura Machinery)

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TOYAMA, Japan -- Japan's Kitamura Machinery said Monday that it has set up a sales unit in China to export high-precision machine tools, expanding its presence in the country.

Kitamura has already exported machine tools for auto parts to China. With the new subsidiary, set to start operating this month, it is targeting "areas that the Chinese government has bolstered through subsidies," according to a company representative.

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