By Wu Xiaoyun

On 13th February, Bernd Meerpohl, CEO and chairman of the board of the German ‘hidden champion’, the global leader in livestock and poultry equipment manufacturing —— Big Dutchman, and his delegation visited Suxitong Science and Technology Industrial Park.

Big Dutchman is an enterprise originated in the Netherlands, grew in the United States and developed in Germany. Since its establishment in 1938, it has gradually become a leader in global livestock and poultry equipment manufacturing. In 2024, the company prospered in a downward trend. Its global turnover reached 1.2 billion euros, presenting strong development momentum. In 2023, Big Dutchman German company successfully signed an agreement with Suxitong Industrial Park to build a manufacturing base in the park, focusing on manufacturing, sales and operation of livestock and poultry equipment under its brand ‘Big Dutchman’ and a new brand ‘LightOn’. The total investment of the project is about 30 million euros. After it reaches production capacity, the annual sales revenue is expected to be no less than 1 billion yuan.

During the visit, Meerpohl and the delegation conducted on-site visits to assess the investment environment, industrial layout and infrastructure construction conditions of the industrial park. He said that Suxitong Industrial Park has an excellent location, complete supporting industrial chain and professional foreign investment service, which provided strong support for the rapid implementation and operation of the project. It also further strengthened the group’s confidence and determination to invest in Nantong.

In the past few years, Suxitong Industrial Park has attracted more than 130 foreign-invested enterprises to register, including 10 German-speaking area manufacturing projects such as Unisteel, Stiwa, Bader and Starlim.