Roundtable Meeting with Weihai Development Zone – 21 September 2017 – Ghent
September 26, 2017 Category Past events, Weekly
The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce organized a roundtable meeting with a high-level delegation from the Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone on September 21, 2017 at the City Hall in Ghent.
Weihai City is a coastal city in Shandong. Located south of downtown Weihai, Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone (Weihai ETDZ) was set up by the State Council in 1992. The pillar industries of Weihai ETDZ are new materials, automobile parts, electronics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, machinery, food processing, ICT and new energy. The emerging industries of the Zone are medical & healthcare, senior care, information & outsourcing and intelligent manufacturing.
The City of Weihai and the City of Ghent have a sister city agreement, while the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and the City of Weihai have a longstanding cooperation agreement.
Representatives from the Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone offered an insight into the economic environment and main sectors for investing in the Zone. Several of our members already have major investments in Weihai such as Bekaert, Beaulieu Technical Textiles and Beaulieu Fibers & Yarns.
Following a word of welcome by Mr Matthias De Clercq, Vice-Mayor of the City of Ghent and Ms Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Weihai delegation introduced the advantages of investing in Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone and the Weihai Software and Outsourcing Industrial Park and International Medical and Healthcare Park. Mr Zhu Hongzhen, Customer Excellence Change Agent RR Global, Bekaert, and Mrs Karena Cancilleri,Vice President Beaulieu Engineered Products and Member of Beaulieu’s Executive Committee, gave a presentation on the experiences of investing in Weihai. A question and answer session and a networking reception concluded the event.
If you are interested to obtain an investment guide and more information, please send an e-mail to: info@flanders-china.be
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