Foreign business looks at China: The Chinese market has strong attraction

Data source: Ministry of Commerce, National Bureau of Statistics

In the context of the international environment is more complicated and severe, and the domestic epidemic is exuding multiple occurrences, from January to August this year, the actual use of foreign capital in the country increased by 16.4%year -on -year, and such achievements were valuable.

Why are foreign companies willing to continue to invest in China? How do foreign companies think of the Chinese market? What they think is one of the important windows for observing the Chinese economy. To this end, our reporter interviewed a number of well -known foreign companies who continued to invest in China, let us listen to their ideas together.

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BASF

It will invest 10 billion euros to build Zhanjiang Integrated Base in batches

Full of confidence in the Chinese economy

Lou Jianfeng, chairman and president of BASF China Corporation

Since the beginning of this year, BASF's investment projects in China have been promoted in an orderly manner ——

In Guangdong, the first setting of the production engineering plastics of Zhanjiang Integrated Base has been put into operation. By 2030, BASF will invest a total of 10 billion euros to build a Zhanjiang integrated base in batches.

In Shanghai, the third phase of the Shanghai Innovation Park in the Asia -Pacific region, the largest R & D hub in the Asia -Pacific region, has been broken and it is expected to be completed in early 2023.

At present, China has become the world's second largest market for BASF. In 2021, BASF's performance in China reached a new high, with net sales exceeding 12 billion euros, an increase of 42%year -on -year. From 2010 to 2021, BASF's compound growth rate in China exceeded 10%. In more than 40 years, BASF benefited from China's vast market space, a sound industrial chain system, an optimized business environment and rich talent resources.

Under the guidance of the concept of sustainable development, China has become an important market for BASF. The first batch of Zhanjiang Integrated Bases 100%uses renewable energy power; the other five bases located in Shanghai and Jiangsu have also participated in China's green power transaction pilot. In addition, BASF is working with partners to build an electric heating steam cracking device. If renewable energy power is used, this technology is expected to achieve a 90%emission reduction ratio.

We look forward to the continuous recovery of China's economy and confidence in the long -term trend of China's economy. China has a broad market and huge development space. It is expected that by 2030, China's share in the global chemical industry will expand to 50%.

(Reporter Xie Weiqun interview and organize)

Audi

In June this year, the first pure electric model production base in China landed in Changchun

The Chinese market leads the industry trend

Wen Zeyue, President of Audi (China) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.

In June of this year, Audi ushered in an important milestone for more than 30 years in China: Audi FAW New Energy Vehicle Project started construction in Changchun, Jilin. This is Audi's first production base in China, with a total investment of 2.6 billion euros, covering an area of ​​more than 150 hectares, and is expected to create more than 3,000 jobs.

With the landing of new investment projects, Audi further cultivated China's oversized market, strengthened localized production, and increased its investment in the Chinese market.

The Audi new factory settled in Changchun, which fully illustrates the leading role of the Chinese market for the trend of the automotive industry. Audi expects that by 2030, China's high -end vehicle sales will increase to nearly 6 million units each year, of which the market share of electric vehicles is likely to exceed 50%. In our opinion, these numbers illustrate the huge potential of China's new energy vehicle market and the supporting factor behind the potential -China's continuous optimized business environment and investment environment.

With international automakers like Audi settled in Shanghai, Tianjin, Foshan and other places, many domestic and foreign suppliers and manufacturers have also settled in the surrounding areas. At the active role. China's open and friendly business environment has laid a solid foundation for the mutual benefit and win -win situation of the parties.

In the future, we look forward to working closely with all partners to jointly grasp the vigorous vitality of the Chinese market. We are confident in the development of China in the future, and China has unlimited development opportunities in many fields.

(Reporter Wang Zheng interview and sort out)

Qualcomm

Together with the partner to establish 5 joint innovation centers in China

Industrial upgrade brings a broad space

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In recent years, despite the serious impact of the new crown pneumonia's epidemic, Qualcomm has been firmly optimistic about the long -term fundamental fundamentals of the Chinese economy and continued to invest in the Chinese market.

As Qualcomm provides solutions for more industries, we continue to expand their partnership in China, and industry cooperation is closer. At present, Qualcomm has established five joint innovation centers in Nanjing, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Chongqing, and Qingdao, two of which are new projects after 2020. In May 2021, the second phase of the Qualcomm -Quanxun RF project was started in Wuxi. It is planned to be completed and put into use at the end of this year. The trial production was held in early 2023 and gradually expanded production.

Qualcomm's confidence in development is from the broad development space brought about by China's industrial transformation and upgrading. China has built the largest 5G network in the world, actively promoting the large -scale development of 5G applications, injecting a strong driving force into the digital transformation of thousands of industries, and has also become a new opportunity for Qualcomm's growth. In July of this year, we jointly announced with Zhonghe Group and China Mobile to plan to build the application scenarios based on the Beijing "Gongyuan Universe" based on 5G and expanded reality.

Qualcomm's investment foundation stems from the strong toughness and vitality of China's economy. From cooperating with Chinese auto companies to promote the development of intelligent connected automobile technology, to the upstream and downstream of the coordinated industrial chain to promote the 5G Internet of Things terminals, Qualcomm is working with more outstanding Chinese companies. For Qualcomm, China is not only a large -scale market with broad growth space, but also an investment and development high in the establishment of a strong partnership. We believe that the Chinese economy is a sea, and the Chinese market has broad space and infinite possibilities.

(Reporter Han Xin interview and sort out)

Western card

This year, it invested nearly 200 million yuan in Suzhou Construction R & D Center, Logistics Center and other projects

New opportunities in the Chinese market are constantly emerging

Zhang Yijiong, President of Xika (China) Co., Ltd.

Westka is a professional chemical company headquartered in Switzerland. Today, Sika Group's annual sales of nearly 10 billion yuan in China have maintained an average annual growth of 12%in the past six years. In January this year, Sika started construction in Suzhou to build a new R & D center. It is expected to be completed by the end of next year, which will become the largest R & D center in Sika in the Asia -Pacific region. In the second half of the year, Sika's logistics center and other projects in Suzhou will also start. These projects have invested nearly 200 million yuan. In the next few years, we will also invest in the construction of Sika's largest chemical factory in the Asia -Pacific region.

In recent years, Sika has accelerated its industrial layout adjustment in China. With the promotion of energy conservation and consumption reduction and green development in multiple industries, we seize the development of new technologies and products in the areas of new energy, construction energy conservation, and automotive industry consumption. Now, the structural adhesive and molds of the production of photovoltaic facilities and offshore wind power facilities are becoming more and more popular with the market.

Looking back at the experience of investing in China in the past few years, we clearly see that new opportunities in the Chinese market have continued to emerge. In recent years, China's local enterprises have risen rapidly. We know that only by accelerating the iterative innovation of technology, accelerating localization, and integrating into China's new development pattern can we seize the opportunity in the emerging industry field.

Westka is optimistic about China's confidence. It comes from the comprehensive cost advantage made in China, a complete industrial chain supply chain system, and high -quality and high -quality services. It also lies in China's broad market space in new energy and new infrastructure. For Westka, China's investment returns are the highest in the world. The Chinese market is the world's most potential and investment value market.

(Reporter Huang Xiaohui interview and organize)

Schneider Electric

In the past year, 18% of new R & D personnel were added to the Four Centers of China

The development of China is the source of innovation

Yin Zheng, Executive Vice President of Global Executive of Schneider Electric and President of China

In 2021, Schneider Electric (China) Software R & D Center landed in Yizhuang, Beijing, thereby forming a layout of four major R & D centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Xi'an. Schneider Electric's investment in China has continued to rise. In the past year, 18%of the four major centers have been added, and about 300 patents have been added.

China's industrial system is huge and complete, and the demand for digital technology, green innovation and low -carbon solutions in the Chinese market is becoming increasingly strong, bringing new opportunities for our development. Schneider Electric has 23 factories, 7 logistics centers, and more than 1,600 local suppliers in China. The supply chain in China has achieved 90%of the local procurement rate, which allows us to quickly cope with changes in market demand. As of now, we have built 15 "zero carbon factories" and 15 national "green factories" identified by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. China has a strong industrial foundation and excellent scientific and technological innovation capabilities. The digital economy is the world's leading size. The industries are accelerating green transformation. China, which is continuously stable and stable, is our source of innovation.

Today, China has become the world's second largest market in Schneider Electric. We not only conduct innovative research and development of the Chinese market demand, but also push China's original research and development achievements to the global market. In the past three years, the scale of R & D personnel has expanded by 30%, and 51%of new personnel have focused on digital research and development.

China has always insisted on expanding opening up, continuously upgraded industrial layout, continuous optimized business environment, continuous intellectual property protection protection, and continuous improvement of national innovation strength, which has made us more firm confidence in China's long -term development. In the future, we will continue to increase investment in R & D, with innovation as the engine, and help the industry accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the industry to high efficiency and sustainable direction.

(Reporter Yao Xueqing interview and sort out)

Novo

Recently completed the eighth capital increase and expansion in Tianjin, the amount reached 150 million US dollars

Confidence in the Chinese economy is reflected in action

Nuo He Nord Global Senior Vice President Zhou Xiaping

China is the world's second largest market in Nuo and Nord. Nuo and Nord's (China) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has continued to deepen the industrial chain layout since Tianjin settled in Tianjin in 1994. At the R & D level, the R & D (China) R & D Center has become an important part of Nuo and Nord's global R & D institution. At the operation level, in 2020, we invest 200 million yuan in the Lingang New Trinity Zone in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, and establish a Nuo He Nord (Shanghai) Pharmaceutical Trading Co., Ltd.

Recently, Novo Nord completed the eighth capital increase and expansion in Jin, with a amount of $ 150 million. In the first half of this year, Novo's output value in China reached 12.6 billion yuan. For us, China is always one of the most important and attractive markets.

Facing the complicated and severe epidemic prevention and control situation, the Chinese economy has shown strong toughness and potential, and its stable and good fundamental fundamentals have not changed.We believe that China will continue to grow as the world's second largest economy and create opportunities for the sustainable development of all walks of life.Novo Nord's confidence in China's economy is reflected in action.From 2019 to 2021, we completed 500 million yuan in investment.In order to further expand localized operations, the company is planning to start the largest single investment in Tianjin, with a total investment of more than 6 billion yuan.

Novo will continue to increase investment in China, deepen the layout of the entire industrial chain, serve Chinese and global patients, and help the world through Chinese innovation and Chinese manufacturing to help common challenges.

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