# BITZER and CIGTech form joint venture for centrifugal compressors in Nanjing

BITZER and CIGTech registered a joint venture, BITZER-CIGTech Centrifugal Compressor (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., in Nanjing, China, to develop and manufacture magnetic levitation centrifugal compressors for refrigeration and industrial gas compression.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-05-14
- Where: Jiangning Development Zone, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Status: announced
- Products: magnetic levitation centrifugal compressors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [BITZER](https://endata.com/companies/847.md) (partner)
- [CIGTech](https://endata.com/companies/91966.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [compressor.cn](http://www.compressor.cn/news_en/enterprise/2026/0515/127535.html), 2026-05-15: "A new strategic joint venture, BITZER-CIGTech Centrifugal Compressor (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., was officially registered and approved on May 14, 2026, in Jiangning District, Nanjing."

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