Advanced materials improve lives

Jason Field leads Gore's big efforts to enrich multiple industries across China's economy

Every time he visits China, Jason Field, president and CEO of W. L. Gore & Associates Inc, wonders about the umpteen lower-tier Chinese cities that the United States-based advanced materials manufacturer is yet to serve.

Since becoming the company's global head in early 2018, Field has been seeing growing opportunities in sectors related to China's consumption and industrial upgrades - new energy vehicles, new materials, medical and consumer products.