Visit to Agfa-Gevaert

Visit to Bekaert

On 20 and 21 June 2019, Mr Wang Luming, Party Secretary of Weihai City and his delegation visited Belgium.  The Party Secretary visited several of our members, such as Bekaert and Agfa-Graphics.  The delegation also had a meeting with the Mayor of the City of Ghent, Mr Mathias De Clercq. Both sides discussed cooperation in different fields.   A visit to a leading hospital in Gent was also visited. The Chamber was represented by Ms Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, FCCC.

Since many years, the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce has a cooperation agreement with the city of Weihai in order to give companies a better understanding of its business-friendly investment environment.

Several of our members, already have major investments in Weihai such as Bekaert, Beaulieu Technical Textiles and Beaulieu Fibers & Yarns.

Weihai City is a coastal city in Shandong province. The city has a diversified economy, with industrial clusters focused on: automotive, medicine, medical devices, electrical and communication equipment, machinery manufacturing, food processing, textiles, and garments. Weihai is also looking to attract investment in new industries, such as: healthcare, intelligent equipment, marine bio industry, and the Internet of things (IoT).

The FCCC can also introduce you to leading Weihai companies that are looking for potential business partners.

Our Chamber also published an interesting brochure on investing in Weihai.

If you are interested to obtain the investment brochure or if you have any specific request, please do not hesitate to contact us at: gwenn.sonck@flanders-china.be, we will be happy to assist you.