Pierluigi Astorino, chief operating officer (COO) of Italy's Ariston Group, visited Wuxi New District (WND) in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province on May 12.

Ariston Group's delegation and representatives of WND pose for a group photo. [Photo/wnd.gov.cn]

Cui Rongguo, Party secretary of WND, thanked Ariston for its contributions to the district’s economic development in the past 20 years and said he hopes Ariston will set up an independent sales company in WND to further increase the capacity of its Wuxi branch.

WND will provide the best possible business environment and government services to help Ariston's Wuxi branch double its output in the following three years, added Cui.

Astorino thanked WND for its support for the enterprise. He said that the energy-saving water heaters produced by the Wuxi branch have been gaining global market share. In early 2023, Ariston acquired German heating brand Wolf to upgrade the company's heating and water heater production.

In the future, Ariston plans to increase its investment and enhance the production capacity of its Wuxi factory to provide Chinese consumers with more eco-friendly and efficient products and services.

Ariston Group is a leading global supplier of water heating solutions with a presence in nearly 150 countries and regions. Its Wuxi branch, established in WND in 1996, is the company's only production base in China.