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Chinese acquisitions in Germany's mechanical industry

May 5, 2015

Chinese corporations have been acquiring German mechanical engineering companies, including Dürkopp Adler, a sewing machine maker in Westphalia.

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Chinese corporations have been acquiring German mechanical engineering companies, including Dürkopp Adler, a sewing machine maker in Westphalia. The Chinese ownership there is barely felt on the shop floor, and only minimally in the executive suite.