On May 10, Panyu District held the activity of "Come to Panyu at the Right Time - 'Intelligent Manufacturing + Intelligent Core' Investment and Investigation of Multinational Enterprises and Overseas Economic and Trade Institutions in Panyu". More than 30 multinational companies such as Siemens of Germany, Yigong of the United States, Louis Dreyfus Company of France, Hitachi of Japan, as well as representatives of more than 10 overseas economic and trade institutions such as the American Chamber of Commerce in South China, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China gathered in Panyu to visit GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. and Zhongguancun Qingchuanghui in the university town, participate in the investment promotion meeting, feel the surging power of Panyu's "Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation City", and strengthen the confidence to invest in Panyu and take root in Panyu.
Issued a letter of appointment to overseas economic and trade institutions as an industrial development consultant in Panyu District
Feel the surging power of Panyu's "Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation City".
In the morning, representatives of multinational enterprises and overseas economic and trade institutions in Guangzhou walked into GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., visited the production workshop, took a test ride on new energy vehicles, learned about the research and development of independent innovation technologies such as energy storage battery research and development, autonomous driving technology, and the development of overseas markets, felt the surging power of Panyu intelligent network and new energy automobile industry, and expressed appreciation for GAC Aion's technical strength and market prospects. Subsequently, representatives of multinational enterprises and overseas economic and trade institutions in Guangzhou visited the exhibition halls of Zhongguancun Qingchuanghui and Xiaopeng Huitian Airlines, and felt the strong atmosphere of innovation and entrepreneurship in Panyu, as well as the enthusiasm and vitality of young entrepreneurs.
Visit GAC Aion
Ou Ruibin, a member of the Council of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China, has lived in Panyu for more than 20 years and has witnessed Panyu step by step to open up a new industrial route with regional characteristics. He said that during this trip to Panyu, Panyu's new energy automobile industry left a deep impression on him, allowing him to further understand Panyu's prospects and plans for the future science and technology industry. Panyu has great potential for future development, and hopes that more French friends and French enterprises will visit and invest in Panyu and grow and develop together with Panyu.
Visit Xiaopeng Huitian
Issued a "Come to Panyu, it's the right time" hero post
In the afternoon, at the "Come to Panyu, It's the Right Time - Investment Promotion Conference for Multinational Enterprises and Overseas Economic and Trade Institutions in Guangzhou", Huang Biao, Secretary of the Panyu District Party Committee, issued a letter of appointment to a group of overseas economic and trade institutions as an industrial development consultant in Panyu District, and issued a "Come to Panyu, It's the Right Time" hero post, inviting guests to come to Panyu to inspect investment, tourism and sightseeing, tell the world more successful stories of foreign and foreign investment in Panyu, narrate the inspirational story of Panyu's high-quality economic and social development, and tell a new story of the "acceleration" integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. He also said that Panyu will continue to do a good job in the combination of foreign trade, foreign investment, outsourcing, foreign economic cooperation, and foreign intelligence, and continue to provide excellent services for foreign capital, foreign enterprises, and foreign friends, and create more international communities that converge with Hong Kong and Macao, so that entrepreneurs, investors, and entrepreneurs can show their wonderful life stories, exquisite entrepreneurial processes and lean investment cases on the stage of Panyu, and work together to promote the integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into the world.
Huang Biao, Secretary of the Panyu District Party Committee, delivered a speech
At the promotion meeting, Rong Peichan, the second-level inspector of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce, and Zhang Haibo, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, respectively delivered speeches, thanking foreign-funded enterprises for their contributions to the economic and social development of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou, and hoping that foreign-funded enterprises will continue to be unswervingly optimistic about Guangdong, Guangzhou and Panyu, and choose Guangdong, Guangzhou and Panyu to share development opportunities hand in hand. Panyu District Bureau of Science, Industry and Information Technology introduced the economic and social development of Panyu District and the construction of enterprise-friendly urban areas.
Promote Panyu to multinational enterprises and overseas economic and trade institutions in Guangzhou
Representatives of six overseas economic and trade institutions and multinational enterprises, including Medela (Guangzhou) Confectionery Co., Ltd., TÜV SÜD, Archroma Group, American Chamber of Commerce in South China, Maxim Medical Group, and Guangzhou Korean Chamber of Commerce, spoke highly of and fully affirmed the industrial development prospects, business environment and service level of enterprises in Panyu District, and spoke for Panyu.
Yang Xiangdong, executive director of Medela (Guangzhou) Confectionery Co., Ltd., mentioned in his speech that Medela (Guangzhou) Confectionery Co., Ltd. settled in Panyu in 1999 and has been rooted in Panyu for 25 years. The company continued to increase capital and expand production in Panyu, from the first production line in 2001, to the second production line in 2011, and then to the third production line to be launched this year. "In the process of promoting the expansion project, the communication between us and the government is very smooth, and we really feel the intentions of the Panyu District Government and the strong support for the enterprise."
In a video message, TÜV SÜD North Asia CEO Van Waald said that the TÜV SÜD Guangzhou test centre was completed and put into use in Panyu in 2021, and in March this year, the Group reached a new round of office and test site expansion in Panyu, and made an important decision to further expand its investment in Panyu. "It's the right time to come to Panyu! There has never been a better time to seize the opportunities that this thriving city has to offer. With a strong commitment to innovation, advanced infrastructure, and supportive government policies, Panyu will become the world's leading smart manufacturing and business hub. ”
Mark Garrett, CEO of Archroma Group, shared the Group's development history in Panyu in a video speech. Archroma Group has a production plant and R&D laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment in Panyu, and is optimistic about the future development of Panyu, and will expand its production capacity in Panyu this year. "Our commitment to strengthening our investment in Panyu is stronger than ever, where we grow, contribute, and work with Panyu to create a bright future." It is worth mentioning that Mark Garrett has a very close relationship with Panyu, and 30 years ago, he was involved in Ciba's plan to build a world-class manufacturing plant in Panyu. Returning to Panyu after 30 years, he is pleased to see that Panyu, a manufacturing center, has developed into one of the most economically developed regions in China today.
"Five-foreign linkage" to build a new picture of high-level opening-up
At present, Panyu District is building a new picture of high-level opening-up with the "linkage of five foreign countries", and accelerating the shaping of international cooperation and competitive advantages. At present, investors from 87 countries and regions have invested in a total of 6,792 projects in Panyu, and Panyu District has made outstanding achievements in attracting foreign investment, scientific and technological innovation, global trade and cultural exchanges. In the first quarter of this year, the actual use of foreign capital in Panyu was 312 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 45%, which fully proves that domestic and foreign investors have confidence and good expectations in Panyu; There are 82 new foreign-invested enterprises, 3 from North American countries and 20 from countries along the "Belt and Road", and the sources of foreign investment tend to be diversified.
Text/photo: Panyu financial media reporter Chen Xiaojie, He Jiajing, Huang Guohong