Acquisition of an injection and brushes plant in China, strengthening of its production capacity in North America, but also - the very soon opening of a low cost factory, that will be located close to Europe: Topline Products is strengthening its industrial tool. The goals: to be closer to customers, to control production, costs, lead-time and quality.

The new Topline Tianjin plant is 100% owned and managed by Topline Products and is located in the northern China, about one hour from Beijing. This plant was opened in January, 2012. It is a 270 ,000 sqm (25.000 m2) facility [1] with a complete in-house tooling shop featuring more than 50 toolmakers capable of producing 200 moulds a year. It has over 50 injection moulding machines. This factory also includes a facility for manufacturing of make up and skin care brushes.

This new acquisition adds up to the existing facilities: Topline Michigan in Dundee, Michigan, which specializes in cosmetic compacts and automotive accessories, and Topline Mexico in Reynosa, Mexico), which has filling and assembly capability for cosmetic products and is currently being expanded to include injection moulding and injection blow moulding later this year.

Topline Products is planning to provide packaging from a new facility close to European market in the near future, with the objective to provide its customers with solutions to their packaging needs in the make up, skin care and fragrance categories.

Topline Products will continue to work with its strategic source partners in Asia as well as utilizing its wholly owned factories to serve customer’s needs.

To be continued…