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CBI Sterling Assets Report on China Roadshow

 

  

The inaugural Sterling Assets Report has been on a pan-China Roadshow since its launch on Thursday 02 November in Beijing.

The objective of the Roadshow was to circulate the Report's key findings to the diverse and dynamic UK business network in China and encourage policymakers and local officials to use the Report to promote greater UK-China business investment. 

Additionally the Report was received by business stakeholders the CBBC, British Chambers, Department of International Trade (DIT) and a visiting delegation of the All Party Parliamentary China Group in Guangzhou.

China Direct would like to sincerely thank HM Consuls Cecile Elbeleidi in Chongqing, HM Consul Karen Maddocks in Guangzhou, HM Consul John Edwards in Shanghai and HM Consul Nick Whittingham in Wuhan for their support.

 

    

Please note that China Direct will have the Chinese language version of the Report available for review and download by mid-November.

Kindly find the original Report and Executive Summary attached below for your reference.

Download CBI China Sterling Assets Report

Download Sterling Assets China Executive Summary

Thank you. 

  

CBI Member China Successes July 2015

Dear CBI members and partners,

Please find attached the CBI Member China Success Summary for July 2015.

Companies mentioned include:

 

• ABB
• Airbus
• Allen & Overy
• American International Group
• Arup
• Atkins
• BASF
• Benoy
• BMW Group
• Boeing
• BP
• British Airways
• Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
• Clifford Chance
• Cranswick
• De Montfort University
• DHL
• DLA Piper
• EY
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• GE
• GKN
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Hewlett-Packard
• HSBC
• Huawei
• InterContinental Hotels Group
• Jaguar Land Rover
• J.P. Morgan
• KAL ATM Software
• King’s College London
• KPMG
• Linklaters
• London Stock Exchange Group
• L’Oréal
• Marks & Spencer
• Northumbria University
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Pearson
• Pinewood Group
• Philips
• PwC
• Royal Mail Group
• Rolls-Royce
• Shell
• Siemens
• Starbucks Coffee Company
• Ted Baker
• UBM
• Unilever
• UPS
• University of Birmingham
• University of Liverpool
• University of Nottingham
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Surrey
• Virgin Atlantic
• Willis Group
• WPP

Download CBI China, Celebrating CBI member success in China, July 2015

Celebrating CBI member success in China: March 2014

 

Dear CBI members and strategic partners,

Anumber of CBI members were busy raising their profile in China this March, engaging in many exciting activities across a wide range of industries.

Please click here to access our latest briefing, which highlights the recent successes of 33 CBI members.

Members mentioned include:

• Airbus
• Anglo American
• Arup
• Atkins
• Balfour Beatty
• Benoy
• BMW Group
• British Airways
• Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
• DHL
• Ford Motor Company
• Gabbitas Education
• GE
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• HSBC
• Huawei
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• Mott MacDonald
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Pearson
• PepsiCo
• Pinewood Shepperton
• PwC
• Rolls-Royce
• Shell
• Standard Chartered
• Starbucks Coffee Company
• Tate & Lyle
• UBM
• Unilever
• Unipart Group
• The University of Nottingham 

Unilever taps into China opportunities with the Qinyuan Group

 

CBI member Unilever recently announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Qinyuan Group, a leading Chinese water purification business, for an undisclosed amount.

The Unilver Pureit water purifiers and the current Qinyuan product range offer different and complementary performance and price points and will enable the combined business to offer a complete range of products.

The water purification market has been growing rapidly in China—over 20% per annum over the last three years—and Qinyuan has been playing an important role in developing the market.

Under the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP), the company aims to make safe drinking water available and affordable to people across the world. 45 million people have gained access to safe drinking water from Pureit since its launch in 2005.

Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, said, "We are delighted to be making this strategic investment—a majority stake in Qinyuan—our biggest acquisition in China for more than ten years. Unilever has been building a global water purification business with Pureit, a very effective, affordable water purification device, already present in several countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa. This deal will more than double the size of our water purification business and will bring together complementary technology from Pureit and Qinyuan and leverage Qinyuan's local marketing insight, manufacturing, and distribution strength—all under the Unilever umbrella."

Mr. Ye, Founder of Qinyuan, said, "We are very pleased to have been able to partner with Unilever. We think the deal brings together very relevant innovation, technology, design, and manufacturing capabilities, which can enable China to become an important hub in the development of the global Unilever Pureit business."

Please click here to read the full press release by Unilever.