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    Wärtsilä in China

History

1982
Developing agent relationship with Kemklen Industrial Suppliers Ltd., Hong Kong. 

1986
Establishing Wärtsilä Diesel (China) Ltd., Hong Kong as Joint Venture with Kemklen.

1991
Wärtsilä Diesel (China) Ltd., Hong Kong became a wholly owned company under Wärtsilä Diesel Finland Oy, Helsinki. 

1994
Establishing Shanghai Representative Office, Beijing Representative Office, Wärtsilä Diesel Panyu Service Station (Joint Venture). 

1995
Setting up Hong Kong Service Station. 

1996
First Investment in Taicang Electric Power Co., Ltd. (partial ownership). 

1997
Merging with New Sulzer Diesel Hong Kong Ltd. 

1998
Establishing Dalian Representative Office. 

1999
Upgrading Shanghai Representative Office to Wärtsilä NSD Engine (Shanghai) Ltd. with business scope of trading and servicing.
Setting up Waigaoqiao Workshop in Shanghai. 

2002
Integration of John Crane-Lips operation in Shanghai following global acquisition in April 2002. 

2004
Wärtsilä-CME Zhenjiang Propeller Co. Ltd. founded in June. In

2005
Wärtsilä acquired Deutz' medium and high speed engine marine service business and start to handle the business from April.
Inauguration of Wärtsilä Propulsion (Wuxi) Co. Ltd. (wholly owned) in June 

2006
Inauguration of Wärtsilä Qiyao Diesel (Shanghai) in June.
Qingdao Qiyao Wärtsilä MHI Linshan Marine Diesel Co., Ltd, the joint venture among CSIC, Wärtsilä and Mitsubishi.

2007
Inauguration of Wärtsilä Shanghai Services Ltd in March
Inauguration of new workshop phase Ⅱ in Wärtsilä CME Zhenjiang Propeller Co., Ltd in June
Inauguration of new workshop phaseⅡ,Ⅲ in Wärtsilä Propulsion ( Wuxi ) Co., Ltd in November.

2008
Inauguration of Shanghaiguan Shipyard Service Station in May
Inauguration of Wärtsilä Supply Centre, China in June

2009
Inauguration of Qingdao Qiyao Wartsila MHI Linshan Marine Diesel Co.,Ltd  in April.
Establishing Wärtsilä Ship Design (Shanghai) Co., Ltd in June.

2010
Wärtsilä site office in CSSC-MES Diesel Co. Ltd (CMD) was inaugurated. 

2011
Inaugurantion of new CPP propeller workshop in Wärtsilä CME Zhenjiang Propeller Co., Ltd in June