SCC Newsletter July 2020

Dear Swiss Centers Members, Partners and Friends,

The past few months have surely been an intense period for many of us, with the unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19. Extraordinary times calls for extraordinary actions. The Swiss Centers has engaged in acquiring urgently needed PPEs and medical equipment to support Swiss hospitals, institutions and its people in fighting against the pandemic. We have chartered 5 Swiss flights from Shanghai to Zurich/Geneva, shipping more than 20 million masks, 3 million protective gloves and medical equipment in emergency rooms.

Today, both China and Switzerland are resuming to a certain normality. The two countries are among the best examples in managing the pandemic crisis, and therefore ranked at the top by COVID-19 safety according to the think-tank Deep Knowledge Group.

Nevertheless, the fight against the pandemic is not yet finished, and we have to learn to live with the COVID-19 and adapt our ways of living and conduct businesses in the months or years to come.  While people are getting used to social distancing and mask-wearing, the business world is changing with a lot of challenges as well as opportunities ahead! The Swiss Centers is fully committed to support its members and partners and to learn, to adapt, to grow together though this challenging times.

Zhen Xiao

CEO

Swiss Centers China

Contents

§   New Members

§   We Did It! 5 Chartered Flights with Medical Supplies Landed in Switzerland

§   Survey Result: 2020 Swiss Business in China

§   Join the Swiss Centers Cluster @ 3rd China International Import Expo

§   Work Station Available – next to Shanghai Hongqiao Transportation Hub

New Members

Zaugg Emballeur AG was founded on 1 January 1977 as a packaging company for exports.

In 1985, Zaugg Emballeur AG expanded its warehousing services and found the “Facility Management” department. Logistics is the newest department, which was established on 1 January 2007.

In September 2011, Zaugg Emballeur AG was the first professional Swiss transport packer and crate manufacturer to expand into China. Zaugg (Changzhou) Packaging Co. Ltd. in China currently primarily works for Western customers looking for professional service and “Swiss Quality produced in China”.

The company is already considered a proven specialist for the packing and global export of goods of all kinds, providing the highest-possible care, quality and service.

For over 450 years, the Swiss Saltworks have produced, stockpiled and distributed salt, a vital raw material for the Swiss population.

The three salt works of Schweizerhalle, Riburg and Bex produce up to 600,000 tonnes of salt each year for the most diverse applications.

Internationally, the Swiss Saltworks are part of the association of European salt producers (EuSalt, European Salt Producers' Association) and represent the interests of Switzerland as a whole in the fields of food and health, of quality, norms, standards and the environment.

Sukano is a global specialist for additive & color masterbatches and compounds for PET, PLA and specialty resins.

The company is driven by expertise and focuses its technical knowledge on developing innovative products and services for conventional polymers and biodegradables that can be used for applications in packaging, medical, durable goods, building and construction, industrial.

Founded in 1988, Sukano developed the until today market reference slip/antiblock additive masterbatch for PET film and sheet applications. Headquartered in Switzerland, it is a family-owned business with a global footprint and distribution network and three production facilities strategically located in Europe, the Americas and Asia. 

Sukano has been active in Greater China, via business partner, for more than 20 years.

We Did It! 5 Chartered Flights with Medical Supplies Landed in Switzerland

Since late March, Swiss Centers China have been engaged as part of a task force to acquire urgently needed medical equipment in Switzerland for the fight against COVID-19.

Five chartered SWISS flights have transferred medical goods directly from Shanghai to Switzerland, on April 12^th, April 21^st, May 5^th, May 17^th and May 22^nd respectively. We have confirmed orders of over 20 million masks, 3 million protective gloves and medical equipment in emergency rooms.

The SWISS planes were specifically prepared to transport the important goods. Mr. Lorenzo Stoll, Head of Western Switzerland at SWISS: “In the Boeing 777, where usually 340 passengers travel, 215m³ of material was stored in the cargo hold, the passenger cabin and in the overhead luggage space.”

While Swiss Centers chartered the Swiss planes, organized the logistics and managed all the new customs rules, our partner China Integrated sourced the products, evaluated and managed the suppliers and assured the quality, among others by organizing pre-shipment inspection through SGS.

As restrictions are slowly rolled back and life regains certain degree of normality, we are glad to have managed delivery and customs clearance in time to the hospitals and companies in need of medical equipment, despite the intensified challenges from shortages, and volatile prices as well as new customs regulations before the shipment.

Survey Result: 2020 Swiss Business in China