Tenneco Inc. recently opened its second manufacturing Facility in St. Petersburg, Russia. The facility is St. Petersburg's first emissions control manufacturing plant for orginal equipment manufacturers. (OEMs). The 5,000-square-meter facility will initially supply exhaust systems for Ford Motor Company. However, the company hopes to win additional business and grow the size and capacity of the new plant as more OEMs establish production facilities in Russia, "One of our key growth strategies is to be well positioned to serve customers in growing markets like Russia, where we have steadily built a strong presence," says Gregg Sherrill, chairman and chief executive officer of Tenneco Inc. "Tenneco's new St. Petersburg plant enhances our capabilities to capture new business in this expanding market." Tenneco was an early entrant to the Russian automotive market when it launched its aftermarket operation in 1996. In 2003, the company opened its first manufacturing facility in Togliatti, in Russia's Samara Region, to produce exhaust systems and catalytic converters for Ford Motor Company and GM-Av to VAZ. The St. Petersburg plant marks Tenneco's seventh manufacturing facility in the region including Central/Eastern Europe and Russia, a key growth area for the company. "As we expand in developing markets like Russia, we are leveraging Tenneco's regional knowledge and local management backed by the company's global resources and engineering capabilities," says Hari Nair, executive vice president and president of Tenneco's international operations. "We look forward to bringing our state-of-the-art emissions control technologies to our Russia-based customers." For more information on Tenneco and its new manufacturing facility, visit the company's Web site. |
