Beijing (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Degussa, a specialty chemicals supplier from Germany, is expanding its operations in China, planning to boost sales in the country to 800 million euros (US$1.1 billion) in 2009.

The Beijing-headquartered Degussa China Co., Ltd. has spent over 22 million euros to expand its research and development centre in Shanghai.

The investment includes the construction of a pilot facility for polymer engineering in a four-story building with a space of 1,250 square metres.

Degussa plans annual investment of about 100 million euros in China for the next few years.