PSA Peugeot Citroen names new China representative

PSA Peugeot Citroen announced the ap-pointment of Yves Boutin, head of public relations, as the new chief representative of its China operations from September 1. Boutin replaces Jean-Claude Germain, who has been assigned an "important" position within the company, the statement said, without giving more details. One of Boutin's main responsibilities will be to manage PSA Peugeot-Citroen's joint venture with Dongfeng Motor, Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile, which sells about 9,300 cars per month in China.

Shell appoints new China President

Royal Dutch/ Shell appointed a new China president, effective September 1, 2005, Xi-nhua Finance reported. "Lim How Kwuang will be executive chairman of Shell com-panies in China," said Nick Woods, Shell's China external affairs director. Kwuang, who previously served as vice president of strategy at Shell in London, replaces Heng Hock Cheng, Shell's China chairman, Woods said.

Fiat brings in Italian executive to head China JV

Fiat's Italian ex-ecutive Paulo Massi has been appointed the new chief execu- tive officer of Nanjing Fiat, Fiat's 50:50 joint venture with Nanjing Auto, the Fi-nancial Times reported. Mr Massi, who has been on the board of Nanjing Fiat for three years, is the first Fiat representative to head the China JV. This appointment is seen as Fiat's bid to exert more control over the venture, following Nanjing Auto's recent acquisition of MG Rover assets, an indication that the Chinese carmaker wants to sell its own cars independently. The report quoted Nanjing Fiat as saying that it was customary for the company to change its chief executive every two years and that Massi's appointment did not re.ect dissatisfaction on the part of the Italian partner.

Launch

Air France starts Guangzhou-Paris cargo fiights

Air France launched non-stop freighter service using Boeing 747-400 ERF air-craft twice a week between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun Airport in early September. Flights from Paris arrive in Guangzhou at 11:10 pm every Wednesday and Saturday and depart Guangzhou at 1:35 am on Thursdays and Sundays. The journey is about 12 hours. Air France is the first airline that .ies non-stop cargo fiights between Europe and Guangzhou, Europe's fourth biggest investment partner in China and France's third. Alongside the newly launched cargo fiights, Air France has been of-fering daily non-stop passenger fiights between Guangzhou and Paris since January 2004.

Alcatel to open new R&D Center in Chengdu

Alcatel announced plans to open a new R&D center in Chengdu, Sichuan prov-ince, by the end of the year. The new cen-ter will initially focus on advanced mobile technologies and solutions in the area of mobile Next Generation Networks (mo-bile NGN) and microwave transmission and it will later incorporate all activities currently being carried out in Alcatel's Optical Communication R&D Center in Chengdu. Around 300 engineers will be employed in the new facility, which will be managed by Alcatel's China JV, Alcatel Shanghai Bell. "With the new Center, Alcatel Shanghai Bell will be able to quickly respond to changing market needs in China and deliver the most advanced technologies to our customers. doorstep," said Gerard Dega, president of Alcatel Shanghai Bell.

Siemens plans sewage-treatment products plant

Siemens AG subsidiary Siemens Industrial Solutions and Ser-vices Group (I&S) announced plans to build a new plant for sewage-treatment products and systems in Tianjin. The project is part of the company's planned investment in the Chinese market, but no further details have been disclosed. Siemens I&S has a 50:50 joint venture with Tianjin National Water En-gineering & Equipment, which sold sewage-treatment products and systems valued at US$3 million last year. The company anticipates that at least 800 to 900 new treatment plants for drinking water will be needed in towns, cities and conurbations in China by 2010, and the number of wastewater treatment plants would have to be more than doubled in the coming five years from the current number of around 700.

ABB to build JV with Jiangjin Turbocharger Plant

ABB announced that it signed an agreement with Jiangjin Turbo-charger Plant to build a joint venture in Chongqing to produce, sell and service ABB turbochargers in the Chinese market, Xinhua Finance reported. ABB and its Chinese partner will jointly invest about US$30 million in the new venture, with ABB holding an unnamed majority stake, the newspaper said. The joint venture will be managed by ABB as an integrated part of the company's worldwide turbocharger network. It will combine Jiangjin's fac-tory in Chongqing with ABB's sales and service operations along the east coast of China, including those in Hong Kong. The joint venture will start operations in January 2006 with about 500 employees.

Reed Exhibitions and Sinopharm launch JV

The world's largest exhibition organizer Reed Exhibitions and China's largest pharmaceutical company China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (Sinopharm) announced formation of a joint venture, targeting the healthcare ex-hibition market, in late August. Sinopharm agreed to sell Reed Exhibitions a 50 percent stake in its subsidiary, China Pharmaceutical Exhibition Corporation (CPEC). The new joint venture will be called Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions Co Ltd. The value of the transaction was not disclosed, but the management of the joint venture will include executives from both partners. "The combination of our existing exhi-bition portfolio and this new joint venture firmly positions Reed Exhibitions among the leading organizers in China," commented Mike Rusbridge, Chairman and CEO of Reed Exhibitions. The deal marks the largest cooperation between a state-owned enterprise and a foreign-owned enterprise, and Reed Exhibitions will continue its China expansion through the partnership, according to Rusbridge.

Opening

Handelsbanken opens Shanghai branch

Svenska Handelsbanken announced the opening of a branch in Shanghai in Au-gust, making the Sweden-based lender the first Nordic bank to establish banking operations in China. Handelsbanken said the Shanghai branch will offer loans, trade .nance, guarantees, foreign exchange and payment services, targeting subsidiaries of Nordic and UK companies located in China as well as companies involved in trade between the Nordic and UK area and China. "By opening a branch in China, we will be able to provide even more value to our customers who have business in Asia," said Johan Andrén, manager of the new branch. The banking license was gained at the end of June.

BP opens LPG retail center in Shanghai

BP China's wholly owned subsidiary BP (Shanghai) LPG Co Ltd, started retail sell-ing of bottled lique.ed petroleum gas (LPG) in Shanghai in mid-September, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a BP of.cial. The company was established after mergers with Waisihot Gas Co, a Shanghai-Hong Kong joint venture and a local company, Baocheng Gas in August, Xinhua said. With a 1,300-cubic meter storage house and 30 supply outlets across the city, the company is capable of supplying 35,000 to 40,000 tons of bottled LPG a year, said Xinhua. "I'm excited about entering the Shanghai market. We've been looking at it for a long time," said Ray Taylor, president of BP LPG China. He said in the next two years, BP would expand its bottled LPG retail-ing to neighboring Jiangsu province. The company is already looking for acquisition possibilities in Suzhou, where BP has built its largest gas tank in China, Taylor said.

Schenker inaugurates logistics base

Schenker's China JV, Schenker BITCC Logistics, opened a multi-functional lo-gistics base, Schenker BITCC Logistics Center, in Beijing in early September. With 140 pallet positions and 13 docks for loading and cross-docking processes, the new center will provide not only tra-ditional air, sea, and land transportation services, but also tailor-made logistics solutions for high-tech industries like telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, auto and electronics. "Thanks to the excellent location and outstanding fa-cilities of the new logistics center, we now offer our international customers the ideal means of access to one of the most exciting growth regions in the world," states Karl-Heinz Emberger, general manager of Schenker BITCC Logistics. Schenker BITCC Logistics is a 70:30 joint venture between the Germany-based integrated logistics services provider Schenker and Beijing International Technology Cooperation Center (BITCC).

Deal

Aker Kvaerner teams with Sinopec

Norwegian engineering and construction services provider Aker Kvaerner signed an engineering, procurement, and construc-tion (EPC) contract with Sinopec to execute a polyole.ns project for Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. An integrated management team formed by Sinopec's engineering arm Sinopec Engineering Institute (SEI) and Aker Kvaerner will build a polypro-pylene (PP) unit and a linear low-density polyethylene (lldPE) unit in Yanbu. The two units will each have a capacity of 400,000 tonnes per annum and will be operated by Sabic's subsidiary, Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (YanSab). Aker Kvaerner will lead the team and in-vest about US$400 million in the project. The total value of the EPC contract was not disclosed. Aker Kvaerner's scope will include overall project and construction management, extended basic engineering and supply of critical equipment, while Sinopec will provide detailed design, non-critical equipment and skilled labor required for the project's construction. The mechanical completion is expected at the end of 2007 and commercial production will start in April 2008.

Others

Ericsson to invest US$1 billion in China

Ericsson will invest US$1 billion in China over the next five years in manu-facturing and research to meet the rising demand for high-speed wireless services, Bloomberg reported, citing Carl-Henric Svanberg, the company's CEO. Ericsson says it has 35 percent of the GSM mar-ket in Greater China and is the biggest supplier to China Mobile (Hong Kong), the country's largest mobile phone company.

DaimlerChrysler ups investment in China

German-US automaker DaimlerChrys-ler said it plans to invest an additional US$366 million in China to expand production capacity in the local market, Xinhua Finance reported. That brings the automaker's total investment in the country to US$1.8 billion, said the report. DaimlerChrysler also plans to produce the Chrysler 300C limousine at Beijing Benz-DaimlerChrysler Automotive Ltd (BBDC), its joint venture with Beijing Automotive In-dustry Corp, starting from end-2006. DaimlerChrysler also announced that its Fuzhou mini-van joint venture with Fujian Motor Industry Group (FJMG) and China Motor Corporation (CMC) will become operational at the end of 2006.

Telefonica increases stake in CNC

Spanish telecommunications group Tele-fonica announced its stake increase in China Netcom Group (CNC) to 5 percent from 2.99 percent for about US$265 mil-lion. The company acquired the original 2.99 percent stake in June for US$293 million.

New Members

Beijing

Adidas (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Line of Business: Manufacture; Sales
Contact: Sandrine Zerbib, Head of Adidas Greater China
Address: Room1301, China Life Tower, 16 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, 100020 Beijing
Tel: 010 8525 1828
Fax: 010 8525 2462
Email: Sandrine.Zerbib@adidas.com.hk

Beijing Giesse Hardware for Windows and Doors Co., Ltd
Line of Business: Construction Materials; Manufacture
Contact: Theodoros Dimoulakis, General Manager
Address: V-0104, Villa No.5, Jianwai SOHO, 39 Dongsanhuan Zhong Lu, Chaoyang
District, 100022 Beijing
Tel: 010 586 95223
Fax: 010 5869 5446
Email: bggi@giessegroup.com

Beijing Neville-Clarke Quality Consul-tation Company Limited
Line of Business: Consulting Services (General)
Contact: Yue Ma, Training Executive
Address: Room 1006, Jinyu Mansion, 129 A Xuanwumen Xi Dajie, Xicheng District, 100031 Beijing
Tel: 010 664 10036
Fax: 010 6641 0039
Email: ma.yue@nevilleclarke.com

Bird & Bird
Line of Business: Legal Services
Contact: Marcus Vass, Partner
Address: 6/F ICBC Tower, Citibank Plaza,
3 Garden Road, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2248 6062
Fax: +852 2248 6011
Email: Marcus.Vass@twobirds.com

Deutsche Bank AG (Securities Business) Beijing Representative office
Line of Business: Banking
Contact: Dan Chen, Chief Representative
Address: 3601Tower 2, China World Trade Center, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, 100004 Beijing
Tel: 010 6505 6791
Fax: 010 6505 2903
Email: dan.chen@db.com

Elektrobit Technology (Beijing) Ltd
Line of Business: Manufacturer Research
Contact: Jorma Venalainen, Managing Director
Address: 307A, 18 Hongda Lu, Beijing
Economic and Technological Development Area, 100176 Beijing
Tel: 010 6787 0268
Fax: 010 6788 9681
Email: Jormafivenalainen@elektrobit.com

Fabrice Duche International Corporate Consulting
Line of Business: Consulting Services
Contact: Fabrice Duche, CEO
Address: APT1G, BD2, 2 Zuojiazhuang Lu, Chaoyang District, 100028 Beijing
Tel: 010 6464 9712
Fax: 010 6466 5348
Email: fduche@rouey.com

Gert Lind Kristoltersen
Contact: Gert Lind Kristoltersen,
Commercial Assistant
Address: 1 Dongwu Jie, Sanlitun, 100600 Beijing
Tel: 010 6532 2431 ext. 252
Fax: 010 6532 2439
Email: gerlin@um.dk

Global Management Corporation (Beijing)
Line of Business: Civil Engineering;
Construction Management; Consulting
Services; Project Development
Contact: Choun Yon Lieu, General Manager Address: Unit 1701-1702, Yuanyang
Business Tower #61, 1 Balizhuang Xi Li, Chaoyang District, 100025 Beijing
Tel: 010 8586 4602
Fax: 010 8586 1289
Email: cyl@gmc-world.com

Interfax News Service Ltd (Beijing) Line of Business: Information Technology & Telecom
Contact: Howard Zheng, Business
Development Director
Address: Suite 1206, Scitech Tower,
22 Jianguomenwai Dajie, 100004 Beijing
Tel: 010 6559 8873
Fax: 010 6559 8873
Email: howardzheng@interfax.cn

Limagrain China
Line of Business: Food Ingredients
Contact: Alain Bonjean, Managing Director Address: 1-2501, Beifangmingzhu Building, Tiantongyuan, Changping District, 102218 Beijing
Tel: 010 5860 7451
Fax: 010 5860 7471
Email: alain.bonjean@263.net

Mette Aalund Olsen
Contact: Mette Aalund Olsen, Commercial Assistant
Address: 1 Dongwu Jie, Sanlitun, 100600 Beijing
Tel: 010 6532 2431 ext .258
Fax: 010 6532 2439
Email: metols@um.dk

RAG AG Representative office Beijing
Line of Business: Chemicals
Contact: Bodo Goerlich, Chief Representative
Address: 16/F Beijing Sun.ower Tower, 37 Maizidian Jie, Chaoyang District, 100026 Beijing
Tel: 010 8527 6969
Fax: 010 8527 5736
Email: bodo.goerlich@rag.de

Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel GmbH Beijing Representative office
Line of Business: Steel
Contact: Peter Meyer, Chief Representative
Address: 880 Beijing Sun.ower Tower, 37 Maizidian Jie, Chaoayng District, 100026 Beijing
Tel: 010 8527 5533
Fax: 010 8527 5544
Email: Peter.meyer@salzgitter-handel.com.cn

Soren Engeibiecht Jensen
Contact: Soren Engeibiecht Jenson, Com-mercial Assistant of Energy-Environment Department
Address: 1 Dongwu Jie, Sanlitun, 100600 Beijing
Tel: 010 6532 2431 ext 308
Fax: 010 6532 2439
Email: soenje@um.dk

SUEZ
Line of Business: Energy
Contact: Olivier Rousseau, Executive Director
Address: Suite 4901-4902, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2824 0212
Fax: +852 2824 0206
Email: olivier.rousseau@suez-env.com.cn

Tak Kou Hong (China) Co., Ltd
Line of Business: Consulting Services
Contact: Benson I.S. Lam, Director
Address: Av. Da Praia Grande No.762-804, Ed. China Plaza, 18- Andar-I, Macau
Tel: +853 712 031
Fax: +853 712 032
Email: benson_lam@tkhc.com.cn

V&M Deutschland GmbH Beijing Rep-resentative office
Line of Business: Tubes & Wheels
Contact: Bertrand de Rotalier, Chief
Representative
Address: Room2205, East Ocean Center, 24A Jianguomenwai Dajie, 100004 Beijing
Tel: 010 6515 5685
Fax: 010 6515 5680
Email: bertrand.derotalier@vmtubes.com.cn

Chengdu

Atexis
Line of Business: Manufacture
Contact: Pascal Hermandesse, CEO
Address: Binhe Lu, Pixian, 611731 Chengdu
Tel: 028 8788 1300
Fax: 028 8788 1633
Email: pascal.hermandesse@atexis.cn

Aviva-Cofco Life Insurance Co., Ltd Chengdu
Line of Business: Insurance and Fund
Management
Contact: Kenny Wu, General Manager of Chengdu Branch
Address: 22/F Zongfu Building, 45 Zongfu
Lu, 610010 Chengdu
Tel: 028 8653 2200
Fax: 028 8653 1122
Email: lois_lin@aviva-cofco.com.cn

Bayer (Sichuan) Animal Health Co., Ltd
Line of Business: Chemical; Pharmaceuticals
Contact: Qian He, General Manager
Address: Changcheng Lu, Southwest Airport Economic Development Zone, 610225 Chengdu
Tel: 028 8586 0399
Fax: 028 8586 0390
Email: qian.he.qh@bayer-ag.de

Chongqing Duravit Sanitaryware Co., Ltd
Line of Business: Distribution; Manufacture
Contact: Dirk Wolfram Lange, Managing Director
Address: Youxi Town, Jiangjin City, 402285 Chongqing
Tel: 023 4788 5888
Fax: 023 4788 6088
Email: dirk.lange@cn.duravit.com

Crown Plaza Hotel
Line of Business: Hotel
Contact: Theodore Durham, General Manager Address: 31 Zongfu Lu, 610016 Chengdu
Tel: 028 8678 6666
Fax: 028 8678 4401
Email: theodore.durham@ichotelsgroup.com

Crown Relocations
Line of Business: Logistics
Contact: Hin Hang, Sales & Marketing Manager
Address: Suite 1518, Crown Building, Yatai Plaza, 58 Kehua Bei Lu, 610041 Chengdu
Tel: 028 8608 0361 ext.222
Fax: 028 853 53046
Email: crowncd@tfol.com

Kempinski Hotel Chengdu
Line of Business: Hotel
Contact: Roger R. A. F. Marten, General Manager
Address: 42 Renmin Nan Lu, 4th Section, Chengdu
Tel: 028 8526 9999
Fax: 028 8514 0009
Email: roger.marten@kempinski.com

Sichuan Snecma Aero Engine
Maintenance Co., Ltd
Line of Business: Machinery
Contact: Bryan Stratton, General Manager
Address: Shuangliu Internation Airport, 610201 Chengdu
Tel: 028 8572 1695
Fax: 028 8572 1696
Email: b.stratton@ssamc.com.cn

Nanjing

So.tel Nanjing
Line of Business: Hotel
Contact: Howard T. Bennett, General Manager
Address: 5/F Tower A, Jinshan Tower, 8 Shanxi Lu, 210009 Nanjing
Tel: 025 8324 3083
Fax: 025 832 43965
Email: so.telnanjing@asia.com

Twentsche (Nanjing) Fibre Optics Ltd
Line of Business: Manufacture
Contact: Elling De Lange, CEO
Address: Twentsche (Nanjing) Fibre Optics Ltd, High-tech Zone, Pukou, 210061 Nanjing
Tel: 025 588 44888
Fax: 025 5884 9493
Email: ellingdelange@tfo.com.cn

Shanghai

Adidas (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Line of Business: Manufacture; Sales
Contact: Sandrine Zerbib, Head of Adidas Greater China
Address: 23/F Central Plaza, 227 Huangpi Bei Lu, 200003 Shanghai
Tel: 021 6375 9339
Fax: 021 6375 9196
Email: Sandrine.Zerbib@adidas.com.hk

Adsmith
Line of Business: Advertising; Public Relation
Contact: Djurovic Vladimit, Vice General Manager
Address: Suite 1006-1007, 180 Yunnan Nan Lu, 200021 Shanghai
Tel: 021 6320 2932
Fax: 021 6320 3695
Email: vlad@adsmithchina.com

B&Q China
Line of Business: Retail Business
Contact: David Wei, President B&Q China
Tel: 021 5059 0088
Fax: 021 5059 1771
Email: shirley.lu@b-and-qchina.com

Barco China
Line of Business: Manufacturing & Sales of Display Systems for the Professional Market
Contact: Frank Christiaens, Managing
Director
Address: 7/F, 138 Fenyang Lu, 200031 Shanghai
Tel: 021 5465 5501
Fax: 021 5465 5100
Email: frank.christiaens@barco.com

Bayern LB (Bayerische Landesbank), Shanghai Branch
Line of Business: Banking
Contact: Oliver Gilhaus, General Manager
& Head of Corporate Banking
Address: 6/F German Center, Zhangjiang
Hi-Tech Park, 88 Keyuan Lu, Pudong, 201203 Shanghai
Tel: 021 2898 6600
Fax: 021 2898 6611
Email: Alan.Chan@bayernlb.de;
Oliver.Gilhaus@bayernlb.de

Conpass Group China Cluster
Line of Business: Catering Services
Contact: Denis Andre, Managing Director
Address: 12/F Ascendas Plaza, 333
Tianyaoqiao Lu, 200030 Shanghai
Tel: 021 6426 3639
Fax: 021 6426 1997
Email: d.andre@eurest.com.cn

Diacron Co., Ltd Shanghai
Representative office
Line of Business: Consulting Services
Contact: Christian Cavazzuti, Chief
Representative
Address: Suite 1311, Ruijin Building, 205 Maoming Nan Lu, 200020 Shangahi
Tel: 021 6473 2858
Fax: 021 6473 8368
Email: c.cavazzuti@diacron.cn

Hay Group Co., Ltd
Line of Business: Consulting Services;
Human Resources
Contact: Wayne Chen, General Manager, China
Address: Suite 617, Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, 200040 Shanghai
Tel: 021 6279 8832
Fax: 021 6279 8831
Email: wayne_chen@haygroup.com

Interfax News Service Ltd
Line of Business: Information Technology
& Telecom
Contact: Linda Ge
Address: Suite 21B, Qihua Tower, 1375 Huaihai Zhong Lu, 200031 Shanghai
Tel: 021 6431 6120
Fax: 021 6431 4611
Email: howardzheng@interfax.cn

Reichle & De-Massari Far East
(Pte) Ltd-Shanghai
Line of Business: Sales of Structured
Cabling Solutions
Contact: Bouvard Hans-Peter, Director Busi-ness Development North Asia
Address: Unit 1805, Huaihai China Tower, 885 Renmin Lu, 200010 Shanghai
Tel: 021 6336 8383
Fax: 021 6336 0030
Email: hanspeter.bouvard@rdm.com

Scottish & Newcastle Asia (Shanghai)
Line of Business: Food Supply; Trade
Contact: Patric Dougan, General Manager China
Address: Room 311, Jintai Building,
58 Maoming Lu, 200020 Shanghai
Tel: 021 6445 3719/6445 0874
Fax: 021 6445 0127
Email: patric.dougan@scottishnewcastlesia.com

SNC-Lavalin (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd
Line of Business: Procurement-Export
Contact: Ihab W. Zakhary, General Manager
Address: 1402-1403,Tian.an Center, 338 Nanjing Xi Lu, 200003 Shanghai
Tel: 021 6359 2200
Fax: 021 6359 6336
Email: ihab.zakhary@snclavalin.com

Sunfaith Research
Line of Business: Consulting Services
Contact: Kevin Sun, President
Address: Suite G, 10/F Alison International Tower, 8 Fuyou Lu, 200010 Shanghai
Tel: 021 6334 3636
Fax: 021 6334 3066
Email: ce@sunfaith.com

Woelco AG Reprasentanz Shanghai Line of Business: Research
Contact: Dieter Woel.e, Chairman and CEO
Address: Room 2056, The Center, 989 Changle Lu, 200031 Shanghai
Tel: 021 5117 5425
Fax: 021 5116 6899
Email: infochina@woelco.com

Corporate Sponsors of the European Chamber

The main sources of .nancing for the European Chamber of Com-merce in China are memberships and Corporate Sponsors. At present the EUCCC has 25 Corporate Sponsors and the Executive Committee recently approved a maximum number of 25. For more information on becoming a corporate sponsor, please contact the chamber at euccc@euccc.com.cn or 010 6462 2065/6.