Conti Opens Second Facility in Calamba, Philippines

A second manufacturing site belonging to Continental AG has been opened in Calamba, the Philippines. The factory, inaugurated September 25, produces inertial, speed, and advanced sensors, chassis components, passive safety and ADAS components for the company’s Chassis & Safety Division as well as ECUs, transmission controllers, sensors and actuators for the Powertrain Division. This event reflects Continental’s strategy to build and strengthen the network and manufacturing operations in Asia, where the company intends to make between 20 and 25 per cent of its total sales in this region by 2015.

“This investment of approximately euro 23 million for the new facility of the manufacturing plant in Calamba represents another milestone in Continental’s ASEAN expansion plans”, said Eynollah Rahideh, general manager of Continental Philippines. “It confirms the company’s strong commitment to the automotive industry in Asia and it certifies the growth of business worldwide,” added Detlev von Ramm, who is set to become the new general manager of Continental Calamba.

Continental has been established in Calamba since October 2004, producing chassis & safety and powertrain components. Currently Conti employs 585 workers at the site. When the second phase of the Continental Temic Electronics Phils. Inc. starts operation in 2009, a further 800 job opportunities will open up.

The new 10,000 metre square facility serves as an extended manufacturing base (6,500 metre square) for Continental’s growing demand for its automotive electronics business, exporting to Asia and around the world. The high-precision mechatronic and electronics manufacturing plant will provide office accommodation, warehouse, well-equipped laboratories and testing facilities to support its business to car manufacturers worldwide.

In future, Continental will produce at the plant in Calamba six million sensor clusters per year on three manufacturing lines and 1.3 million transmission control modules per year on two lines. The volume of pressure sensors will increase to eight million, produced on four lines, and the volume of mini wheel speed sensor elements will rise up to 32 million/year on two manufacturing lines.