Market Insight

Beijing and beyond: regional environment sector offi ces in China

UKTI’s environmental offi cers are located across the China network and represent different regions, as well as working as part of the overall China team in Beijing

Huge opportunities await UK companies

in China

By Barry Nicholson, Environment Offi cer, UK Trade & Investment, Shanghai

to that in 2005. In January 2010 Vice Premier Li Keqiang

China has been actively bringing in new regulations that underpin a commitment to a lower carbon future. As recently as December 2009, the Chinese government announced that the country aims to reduce by 40-45 per cent CO2

emission per unit GDP by 2020, compared

reiterated this policy with a call for the wide application of energy-saving technologies and products. These requirements are cascaded down to

provincial, city and company level and offer UK companies huge opportunities related to energy effi ciency, ranging from power generation, construction of green buildings and eco cities, through to manufacturing and product design. One of my roles is to keep in contact with Chinese authorities and organisations to identify opportunities for UK companies and to subsequently introduce UK fi rms to these prospects. An energy effi ciency seminar for the home

A cleaner manufacturing seminar was held in June 2009

In addition to alerting you to business opportunities, UKTI can also help you to raise your profi le in China. If you are interested please let us know! Email barry.nicholson@fco.gov.uk

appliance sector in Ningbo in January 2010 resulted from meetings with city authorities and local trade associations. Close to 100 local manufacturers attended. One comment received from a major UK company was: “The feedback from our colleague is great and some signifi cant contacts have been established during the session.” Similarly, several UK companies expect to

win business in excess of £1 million following January’s CCPO (Climate Change Projects Offi ce) carbon trading seminars. These events indicate the importance of having a platform to raise visibility and build relationships. Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35