An array of lipstick containers are displayed at the Kunshan production center of HIDAN Co. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Construction began on the Haimen production center of HIDAN Co, a Japanese manufacturer of cosmetics containers on Dec 10, local media reported.

The project received 1 billion yuan ($145 million) in investment and is expected to generate 1 billion yuan in annual taxable sales revenue after reaching full production capacity.

HIDAN Co was founded in 1950 and is based in Tokyo. It is the world's number one producer of high-end lipstick containers in terms of market share, mainly supplying cosmetics giants such as Shiseido, Chanel, and Estee Lauder.

The Haimen center is the second production branch in China, following the branch in Kunshan, and it will be the company's largest production center in terms of annual production capacity.

It will not only focus on the research, development and production of cosmetics containers, but also expand the company's business scope to include lipstick bottling.