Amway plus China re construction plant R & D Center

After investing US $15 million to set up a Chinese R & D center in 2004, Amway's US headquarters added China again, aiming to set up its fifth plant research center in the world after the US (2), Brazil and Mexico According to Kang Weizhi, vice president of global supply chain and product R & D of Amway, the center will be composed of two parts, including a 10000-15000 square meter plant chemistry and extraction separation experience center, as well as a 100-500 Mu experimental farm including a greenhouse, and also serve as a demonstration, training and education base "We will complete the site selection by the end of this year, and complete the construction by the end of next year In March 2012 " In fact, Sam Hongbang, President of Nutrilite nutrition and health research center of Amway, said when he came to China in September last year that Nutrilite's sales volume in China has accounted for 40% of the world's sales volume, but the raw materials are still imported, and the location of the world's fifth largest raw material base, which has been pending for several years, is expected to settle in Chengdu, so as to alleviate the hidden worry of capacity bottleneck with localized measures In particular, the plan of planting soybeans can at least take the lead in meeting the demand for soy protein in the protein powder, Amway's first product in China Chen Jia, director of Amway (China) R & D center, said Chengdu was still under consideration, but there was no final conclusion In recent years, the domestic R & D demand of the major direct selling giants has become increasingly strong Amway has invested more than 70 million yuan in Guangzhou to set up a quality assurance laboratory Meanwhile, Avon announced that its largest overseas R & D center outside the United States would be located in Shanghai At the beginning of the year, Herbalife also said that it was on the agenda to set up a Chinese R & D center while accelerating the launch of Chinese herbal products.