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SCC Newsletter December 2019
Dear Swiss Centers Members,
Partners and Friends,
Our
last months of 2019 have been filled with exciting activities: Swiss Centers Booths at the 2nd CIIE (China
International Import Expo), the
delegation from Canton of Ticino, the
meeting with the Swiss industries at Xinzhuang Industrial Park, the Sino-Swiss FTA Roundtable, and the on-going Mini-Swiss Pavilion
where we set up with 11 brands and bring a little Swiss festival flavor
to Lihpao Plaza at Shanghai Hongqiao CBD.
The
end of the year is no-doubt a good time to celebrate, but also a good
moment to reflect. I hope you all had a satisfactory year and good
expectations for the coming year! Please kindly share your opinions and
outlook on the Swiss Business Survey we
conducted jointly with Swiss Embassy, Swissnex,
Switzerland Global Enterprises, Swisscham,
China Integrated and CEIBS.
We
warmly welcome our new member Air China to
join the Swiss Centers family, and sincere gratitude to Acrostak and Claroswiss for renewing their
membership!
We
also thank all our members for the trust and support throughout the
year, and wish all our readers a great journey into the new year of
2020.
Zhen Xiao
CEO
Swiss Centers
China
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Contents
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New
Members
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Members
Renewal and News
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Ongoing Events
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Join
the 2020 Swiss Business in China Survey
§ Latest Events & Delegations
§ Promotion: ICL Cup
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New Members
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Established in 1988, Air China is China's largest airline by brand
value and is a market leader in air passenger transportation, air
cargo and other aviation services.
It is China's sole flag carrier and a member of the
world’s largest airline alliance, Star Alliance. It serves 174 cities
in 40 countries and regions, including 64 international cities, 4
regional cities and 106 domestic cities.
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Air China was previously the official airline partner
for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and has been
selected as an official partner for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games.
In 2007, Air China joined Star Alliance, enabling passengers to connect to more than
1300 destinations and a Joint Venture with Lufthansa Group was formed
for flights between Europe and China, working towards metal neutrality
and enabling passengers more flexibility.
Starting from 2013, Air China operates Geneva – Beijing direct routes
between Switzerland and China 3 times a week:
CA861 Beijing - Geneva | CA862 Geneva - Beijing
As of December 2019, Air China remains the only Asian carrier serving
Geneva.
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Member Renewal and News
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ClaroSwiss
Filtration Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. has renewed its Swiss
Centers membership. It is the wholly owned daughter
company of Aquis Wasser-Luft-Systeme GmbH, founded in 1995 as a specialist in
the development and production of innovative solutions in the field
of water filtration.
ClaroSwiss products enjoy the benefits of more
than 20 years of extensive experience in the field of water
filtration from Aquis. The original knowhow
was based on extensive experience in water softening of the former
parent company, a global supplier to the home appliance industry such
as BSH, Miele, Electrolux, Whirlpool, V-Zug, and others.
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Aquis developed the
world's first filter integrated in a water tank (in-tank) of a
household appliance.
Products with Claris co-branding are manufactured for
well-known brands worldwide, like Jura, Franke, Nestlé, SEB, Krüger, Pentair/Everpure,
Trumpf and Condair.
Aquis is ISO 9001
certified and has its own production facilities for ClaroSwiss
and Claris products in Switzerland.
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Acrostak
has renewed its Swiss Centers membership. It is a Swiss medical
device company in the field of interventional cardiology.
Driven by a passion for innovation, the
company fully designs, develops, manufactures and markets unique
medical devices in Switzerland to treat complex coronary artery
diseases.
With its two branches located in
Winterthur and Geneva in Switzerland, Acrostak
products are used on a daily basis by interventional cardiologists
around the world.
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FRAISA China
team has won the Sino-Swiss Business Award 2019 in the category of
Sustainability, diversity and social responsibility – congratulations!
FRAISA offers a comprehensive range of metal cutting tools: milling
tools, drills, taps, indexable inserts and
many more. Its products are characterised
by high performance, precision and quality – at an excellent
price/performance ratio.
Furthermore, FRAISA ensures the
sustainable market success and the long-term competitiveness of
customers with a distinct range of services on offer.
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Ongoing Events
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Mini
Swiss Pavilion
Shanghai, 15 December 2019 – 19 January 2020
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In celebration of the upcoming Christmas and New Year
2020, Swiss Center Shanghai is organizing a Mini Swiss Pavilion that features 11 Swiss brands representing sectors in food and consumer goods at Lihpao Plaza, the eco-office complex which is 10
minutes’ walk away from Shanghai Hongqiao
Railway Station.
The 11 brands are showcasing for sales an array of
products the Swiss has to offer, such as wine and beer, chocolates, health supplements, skincare products,
sports gear, among others. They are:
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The Pavilion will be open until January 19, 2020. We sincerely
invite you to visit us and look forward to your participation.
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Last Call – we value your experience:
Join the 2020 Swiss
Business in China Survey
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We kindly invite you to participate in the 2020 China
Business Survey, developed in collaboration with the Swiss
Embassy, Switzerland Global
Enterprise, SwissCham, Swissnex, China Integrated and the China Europe International Business School, the No. 1 Business School in Asia for Executive education.
It is the international business survey collecting by far
the largest number of replies in China and the only
one that includes and compares with the opinion of
managers of Chinese companies and allows an analysis of Chinese
and foreign SMEs in China.
Last year’s CEIBS survey received replies from close to 1000
companies, among which there were over 100 decision makers
from Swiss enterprises. The survey is believed to be
representative of the approximately 600 Swiss companies that have
established operations in China.
Once again, we aim to uncover key trends of foreign and
local companies doing business in the increasingly competitive
market of China. For respondents from Swiss companies, specific
questions are included to gather insights into how the Swiss business
community in particular is doing in the current business environment in
China.
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(Deadline:
January 10, 2020)
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Three more key details:
The survey is prepared in a user-friendly
way and will take around 15 to 20 minutes of your time to
complete.
Please be assured that your
response will be kept completely confidential: indeed you are
not required to leave a company or personal name.
All participants will receive a complete set of the
results and an in-depth analysis by leaving only an anonymous
email address.
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Latest Events &
Delegations
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Swiss
Centers Cluster @ China International Import Expo 2019
Shanghai, 5 -
10 December 2019
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The Swiss Centers China
(SCC) in partnership with the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC)
has organized a joint Swiss
Booth – Swiss Centers Cluster – at the 2nd China International Import
Expo (CIIE) on 5-10 November 2019 in Shanghai. Aimed at offering an
ideal platform of greater visibility and synergy to Swiss SMEs, the
cluster booth brought together 16
Swiss companies from different industries to showcase their quality
products.
Eleven of the companies fostered under one
roof at Food Hall 8.2. The
products ranged from chocolates, cookies, cheese, salt and pork to
coffee, wine and beer. The other five
exhibitors clustered into the booth at Quality Life Hall 6.1, demonstrating consumer goods such
as skin care, cosmetics, sportswear and bedding.
At the first CIIE last
year, the Swiss Centers China engaged with several Swiss businesses
like Novartis and Schindler to support their participation in this
grand international trade event.
This year, the SCC was
able to present two diversified booths, taking up a total space of 320 sqm. Such
enhanced presence is a demonstration of increasing demand from Swiss
brands seeking to extend contact with the Chinese market.
During the fair the Swiss Centers
Cluster received exposure on
CCTV 13, the mainstream state-run news broadcaster in China. Thomas
Froehlich, Global Marketing Director at Swiss Alpine Salt, was featured
in the interview. “With the CIIE, we have a wonderful platform to
introduce our products to the Chinese market. It’s a win-win for
everyone,” he reports.
The Swiss Centers Cluster
has also received strong support of other Swiss companies and organzations: Vitalp and
Weleda AG as sponsors; Switzerland Global Enterprise Consulate General
of Switzerland in Shanghai, and SwissCham
Shanghai as partners.
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3rd Edition 2019 Roundtable: Sino-Swiss Free
Trade Agreement
26 November,
Shanghai
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With the aim of shedding light on the maximum utilization of the Free
Trade Agreement and delivering practical solutions, Swiss Center
Shanghai with SwissCham Shanghai co-organized
today the 3rd edition 2019 roundtable. In the presence of both the
Consul General of Switzerland, Olivier Zehnder,
and the Section Chief of National Customs from Shanghai, our Trade Specialist Lucky Ding
presented three cases and moderated a Q&A session with more than 30
participating Swiss companies.
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Cc-Ti - Camera di commercio
– Ticino Delegation Visit
7-8 November,
Shanghai
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Swiss Center Shanghai organized a 2-day program in
Shanghai for the Chamber of Commerce, industry, crafts and
services of the Canton Ticino. The purpose of the visit is to
progressively develop a comprehensive understanding how foreign companies evolve in China. The program covered
the business environment in B2B as well as the environment in B2C
thanks to the visit of companies
supported by conference with experts from the Swiss peers.
Visit to Xinzhuang
Industrial Park
8 November,
Shanghai
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Swiss Center Shanghai organized a visit to
Shanghai Xinzhuang Industrial Park, one of
the first parks in China to welcome
more than 30 Swiss companies. Led by Olivier Zehnder,
Consul General of Switzerland in Shanghai, the group comprised of Swiss
and Chinese business representatives were received by Paul Andersson, President Firmenich China, and Patrick Lin,
General Manager Premec China. They later engaged in a
roundtable discussion with Deputy Head of Minhang
District and other government officials from the District and the Park.
Event: Why China
Needs Swiss Technology?
Seminar: Subsidiary
in China – Key to Success for the Headquarter
31 October – 1
November, Neuchâtel
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