Environmental Business Delegation to China International Enviro-Protection Exhibition & Conference (CIEPEC) and Key Chinese Cities

June 5 - 14, 2003

International Fund for China’s Environment

 Supported by

Chinese Association of Environmental Protection Industry
U.S Foreign Commercial Service, Beijing
U.S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Technologies Industries
USEPA, Office of International Activities
Environmental Export Council (EEC)
The Maryland-China Business Council

 Introduction

IFCE in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy Foreign Commercial Service in China, Maryland-China Business Council, Chinese Association of Environmental Protection Industries, Environmental Export Council, US Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has planned a business mission package for U.S. environmental businesses to pursue partnerships with counterparts and project leaders in China. The U.S. companies will participate the 8^th Chinese International Environmental Industrial Exhibition and Conference in June 5-9 and to visit a number of Chinese cities after the exhibition to further explore business and project opportunities.

The International Fund for China’s Environment (IFCE) addresses solutions to environmental problems throughout the China by matching the business expertise of U.S. firms with project developers in China.  IFCE has organized trade missions to China since 1999. Each mission is designed to match U.S. environmental technology or services firms with the needs of governments and private sector investors to create long term business relationships In addition to meeting government managers of infrastructure projects, participating U.S. companies will meet Chinese environmental executives to discuss in-country sales distribution, joint ventures and in-country manufacturing opportunities

The China International Environment Protection Exhibition & Conference (CIEPEC) (www.chinaenvironment.com/ciepec2003/) is the largest professional environmental protection exhibition in China with the longest history  (founded 1986). It is sponsored by State Environmental Protection Administration and organized exclusively by China Association of Environmental Protection Industry (CAEPI). In 2001, more than seven hundred companies exhibited their technology and products and more than 50,000 people including officials and professionals from all parts of China participated.

CIEPEC attracts a broad cross-section of the private sector environmental firms and large environmental project developers in China. CIEPEC provides a gateway for international exchange and communication among environmental enterprises and organizations at home and abroad on China’s emerging environmental policies and newer projects. In recent years, foreign environmental enterprises with advanced technologies and equipment have made CIEPEC an important aspect of their China market entry strategy. 

China is rapidly becoming one of the largest  environmental markets in the world and a lucrative destination for global environmental enterprises.

Accession to WTO, a successful bid for 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing and the implementation of Western Development Strategy are bringing China’s economy into the next millennium and driving a rapid growth spurt in China’s environmental protection industry and environmental infrastructure needs.

China’s Tenth Five Year Plan (2000-2005) doubles the Central Government’s commitment  to “environmental controls”  to 90 Billion Dollars ($USD)  over the preceding plan. According to one study conducted by Chinese government, environmental equipment and technologies in the following areas will be in great needs in the next 5-10 years:  

1)      Sewage and wastewater treatment (the greatest source of market demand), including treatment of high-density organic wastewater, heavy metals, recycling and resource retrieval;

2)      Dust removal equipment (a large industrial market);

3)      Desulfurization equipment (if 5% of coal-burning plants undertake desulfurization, market demand could be US$725 million);

4)      Noise pollution control and vehicle emissions controls (both fast growing markets in growing urban areas with the increased number of cars and regulatory restrictions);

5)      Municipal solid waste incineration equipment and sanitary landfill (as the economy develops further, municipal waste is no longer allowed to be dumped improperly); and

6)      Monitoring equipment for all types of pollution (increased regulation brings increased monitoring).  

In addition to boom in environmental infrastructure demands in the air pollution, wastewater , energy and waste sectors; new ecological industries are emerging in China, these include: ecological conservation, sustainable agriculture, organic food foods, green product design, renewable energy, etc.  These markets offer new opportunities for U.S. firms as well.

Arrive June 4, 2001

Phase I: June 5-9 Exhibition and Conference, Beijing

-         Technology and products Exhibition (U.S. firms can share a booth)

-         Business briefing for U.S. firms by US Embassy Commercial Service in China

-         Symposium on Sino-US environmental tech cooperation (June 6)

      (Each U.S. company will have 15 minutes to present at the symposium)

-         One to one business and project discussion with Chinese professionals

-         Environmental industrial park visit and business meetings (June 9)

-         Banquets and cocktail receptions with senior officials in China

-         Network with other US and Chinese firms

Phase II: June 9-14  Business Visit Chinese Cities in Eastern Provinces

-         Business and project briefing by governmental officials

-         Technological presentations by U.S. firms to local firms

-         Meeting industrial leaders and professionals

-         Visiting local industrial park and facilities

-         One to one discussion for potential cooperative projects

-         Sightseeing tours to be arranged for participants/and or family.

 Debriefing and Departure: June 15, 2003

Registration Deadline

April 5, 2003. Applications received after that date will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit.

Contact Information

Introduction to Cities to be Visited by the Trade Delegation

Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province, is located in the middle of China. The population is 1.63 million. It is the political, economic, cultural and technological center of the province. The main industries include textile, food production, appliance manufacture, electrics and communication, biomedicine, etc. The main environmental problems are residential wastewater, air pollution, noise, hazardous wastes treatment and disposal.

Zhuzhou is the key industrial city of Hunan province. The population is app. 1 million. The main industries include mechanical manufacture, materials, chemicals, metallurgical, transportation, environmental, etc. The main environmental problems are industrial pollution (solid waste, wastewater and air pollutants), transportation pollution, and municipal solid waste.

Dongying, 300 miles away from Beijing, is one of the important coast cities in Shangdong province, where the largest oil field in China  is located. The population is app.  0.6 million. The main industries include production of petroleum, natural gas, and coal, appliance manufacture, materials and food production, etc. The main environmental problems are oil spilling on land and sea, land restoration, solid waste and transportation pollution.

Zhaoyuan is one of the earliest coast cities opened to foreigners in Shangdong province. The population is app. 0.6 million.  It is famous for its gold production.  The other industries include electronics, chemical, construction materials, food and environment, etc. The main environmental problems include mining pollution, wastewater recycling, solid waste classification and treatment, and resource recovery, wastewater treatment in food industry, etc.

Shanghai, with population exceeding 12 million, is the largest industrial and commercial city in China. The city has been designated by Chinese EPA as the key region for environmental remediation, restoration, pollution control and more efficient management. In 2001, it spent  $1.8 Billion on pollution control, clean-up, enforcement, urban forestation and sanitation. Environmental products enjoying the best sales prospects include low-cost flue gas desulfurization systems, air and water monitoring instruments, drinking water purification systems, vehicle emissions control and testing devices, hospital waste management, industrial wastewater treatment equipment, and resource recovery technologies.

Suzhou, 60 miles from Shanghai, is well known for its history, culture and scenic beauty. The population is app.  2 million. The main industries include textile, appliance manufacture, electronics, tourism, computer, communication and environment. The main environmental problems are hazardous waste, wastewater, tourism management, waste recycling, etc.

 (On the right, IFCE Trade Delegation in Shanghai, July, 2002)