The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce, the Flanders Cleantech Association and Flanders Investment & Trade organized a meeting with the China Circular Economy Delegation on 9 June at the Flanders Cleantech Association in Berchem. 

The delegation had been invited by the European Commission, DG Environment and the EU-China Business Association as a result of the Circular Economy Mission to Beijing organized by DG Environment in November last year.

The delegation was led by the China Association of Circular Economy (CACE), and co-organized by the Green Development League of National Economic and Technological Development Zones (Green Development League of NETDZs).

The purpose of this seminar was to bring together business leaders from both sides to discuss business cooperation on circular economy and to promote the EU clean-tech investment in Chinese industrial parks.

Following a welcome speech by Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce, Carine Van Hove, Managing Director, Flanders Cleantech, introduced the Flanders Cleantech Association. Zhao Kai, Deputy President and Secretary-General, CACE, talked about the circular economy in China. There was also a speech by Zhang Yuejian, Counsel, Department of Commerce of Shanxi Province. The Circular Economy in Flanders and the link to the European policy was introduced by Karl Vrancken, Research Manager Sustainable Materials and Ke Wang, VITO. Following the introduction of participating Flemish and Chinese companies, a business matchmaking session and a walking dinner concluded the event.