(Yicai  Global) Dec. 4 -- JS Corrugating Machinery will set up a EUR10 million  (USD11.4 million) unit in Italy, to provide a platform for the Chinese  packaging equipment maker's overseas expansion strategy.

JS  will build corrugated board production lines and a research and  development center as well as hire technical staff at the site in  Arcore, the Jingshan-based firm said in a statement. 

The  firm has built up marketing and service networks in India, Russia,  Turkey, and other countries, and will now focus on narrowing the gap  between itself and competitors in Europe and America.

J.S.  mainly makes and sells cartons, carton packaging machinery and printing  machinery. The company aims to transition to emerging areas such as  high-end equipment and intelligent manufacturing, and started to  automate factory operations in 2015.