New Office Will Allow the Company to Continue to Expand its Presence throughout Asia

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bepex International, LLC announced today that it has opened an Asian subsidiary, Bepex Asia, with offices in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. With significant ongoing activities in the region over the past 30 years and over 50 large projects just in the past 10 years, the new presence in the region signals the company's continued commitment to the region.

The new subsidiary, Bepex Asia Ltd., is managed by Hong Kong native, and a 23-year process equipment veteran Mr. Ricky Shum, General Manager of Bepex Asia. "While our focus here in Hong Kong is overall sales and service responsibility for Asia, our day-to-day activities will be centered on continuing to grow the strong relationships that we have with our customers here."

"Today more than half of our sales come from outside of the United States, and we continue to see expansion in Asia," said Scott Halvorsen, Director of International Sales for Bepex. "Overall, the region has exhibited strong economic growth in recent years and our customer base has reached a critical mass. Our new subsidiary will allow us to have closer contact with our Asian customers and focus on building further relationships in these markets."

To emphasize this commitment, Bepex has launched a new website, www.bepex.asia, for Asia. To contact Bepex Asia, and Mr. Ricky Shum (rshum@bepex.com) please use the below contact information.

Address: A-11 10 Floor, Tonic Industrial Center, 26 Kai Cheung Rd., Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

About Bepex:

With roots dating back to 1897, Bepex International provides process development services and custom industrial scale process systems and equipment for the food, chemical, mineral, and polymer industries on a global scale. With specific unit operation expertise in thermal processing, compaction / agglomeration, size reduction, liquid / solid separation and mixing / blending the company is uniquely situated to support both small and large scale multi-nationals in developing, scaling up, designing, fabricating and supporting the installation of custom industrial scale process solutions for demanding applications.

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Contacts

Bepex International
Kevin P. Grotheim, +1 612-627-1430
kgrotheim@bepex.com

Mr. Ricky Shum, General Manager, Bepex Asia (Photo: Bepex International)