Johnson Controls eyes Shanghai

Firm eyes growth potential in Chinese market as it boosts its production capacity

Johnson Controls Inc, the United States-based manufacturer of energy storage, building equipment and control systems, will open its second global headquarters with a capacity for 1,200 employees in Shanghai next April, a senior executive said on Monday. Trent Nevill, vice-president of Johnson Controls and the new president for the company in the Asia-Pacific region, said as China continues to be one of its major growth markets, the new global headquarters in Shanghai will create a centralized and sustainable workplace to continue the company's business growth in both China and the Asia-Pacific region.

Supported by more than 150,000 employees in more than 150 countries and regions, the company employs more than 7,500 people in China.