The $5-million, 2,500 square-metre factory will specialise in manufacturing industrial cable of large-scale connectors for data transmission.

Philip Harting, CEO, Harting Technology Group, said, "With our newly acquired site in Vietnam, we are creating an important building block in the growth region of Southeast Asia. In Hai Duong, we are close to our customers and producing directly on site. We are reducing the delivery routes to a minimum and will record significant CO2 savings. Together with the management team, we have already set the course for further expansion."

"It is important to us that we also ensure our high-quality standards here in Vietnam," said Andreas Conrad, member of the board of Harting. "With our globally standardised processes and production facilities, we guarantee our customers the quality they are accustomed to. Whether in Germany, Romania, Mexico or now also in Vietnam - our customers can rely on Harting being at hand worldwide"

Harting currently has 44 national subsidiaries and 14 production plants around the world.