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Local manufacturing
Middle East
In Izmir (Turkey), 260 people make
Merlin Gerin medium and low
voltage equipment, including
Masterpact circuit breakers and
Blokset, Prisma, Masterbloc and
SM6 panelboards. From Izmir,
Schneider Electric supplies not
only the Turkish market but
neighboring countries as well.
Asia
We have 15 manufacturing units on-line in Asia. In China, seven joint-
venture plants in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou are dedicated
to the production of industrial control components and equipment for
medium and low voltage electrical distribution.
In Batam (Indonesia), Schneider has been producing Telemecanique
industrial control components in a joint venture with Toshiba since 1992.
The Cikarang plant, ISO-9001 certified since 1997, is dedicated
to electrical distribution, miniature circuit breakers, and medium and low
voltage distribution switchboards.
Australia
At its production facilities in
Benalla and Mount Waverly,
Schneider manufactures low and
medium voltage distribution
switchboards, as well as medium
voltage transformers.
Indonesia: Cikarang
France: Dijon-Épirey
Spain: Meliana
France: Carros
Our goal is to set up production facilities as close as possible to our users, so
that our systems and equipment are immediately available and fully compliant
with local standards and practices.
Schneider Electric is also deeply committed to environmental protection.
By the end of 1999, more than two-thirds of our production facilities will be
ISO 14001 certified. Most of our units already have ISO 9000 certification.
In the past three years, we have undertaken a major program to upgrade our
plants and enhance productivity, particularly in Europe.