The leaders of Xiqing District led a delegation to Germany and France to carry out investment promotion services

From May 7th to 14th, Zhu Caibin, Secretary of the District Party Committee, led a delegation from Xiqing District of Tianjin to Germany and France to carry out investment promotion services, thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech on inspecting Tianjin, intensively visit and dock with the headquarters of multinational enterprises and business associations that are deeply integrated with the development of Xiqing industry, develop new quality productivity according to local conditions with the help of foreign capital and foreign wisdom, and strive to add color and scale to the overall development of Tianjin with the advancement of Xiqing.

During their visit to Germany, the delegation held an industrial investment promotion conference in Xiqing District, Tianjin, to comprehensively publicize the investment environment and development prospects of Xiqing District, and further enhance the confidence of enterprises in investment. Zhu Caibin said in his speech that over the years, Tianjin Xiqing District has focused on creating an international first-class business environment, attracting many foreign-funded enterprises, including high-quality German enterprises, to take root in the layout, and the current development trend of Xiqing is getting better and better, providing more stages and opportunities for foreign-funded enterprises to accelerate their growth and connect with the world.

Lear is one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive interior system parts, a Fortune 500 company, and has established a subsidiary in Xiqing Development Zone, focusing on the R&D and production of seat ventilation systems, steering wheel heating systems and other products. The delegation came to the European headquarters of Lear Corporation, visited the company's R&D center, and had a discussion with the relevant person in charge of the group, docked and deepened cooperation projects on the spot, and coordinated and solved the company's capital increase and production expansion in Xiqing. Zhu Caibin said that Xiqing District will be based on the environment and advantages of the automobile industry in the district, provide the best quality services for enterprises to extend the chain and expand production, and help enterprises continue to grow and develop.

The Rongsenheim Group is a global leader in the field of automotive conveyor systems, providing material turnover and logistics and transportation supporting services for many first-class car companies, and has settled the R&D and settlement headquarters project in China in Xiqing District in 2023. The delegation came to the headquarters of the group, visited the production base and R&D center on the spot, deeply connected with the company's land purchase in Xiqing, and signed the investment agreement for the production base project on the spot. Zhu Caibin hopes that the company will continue to take Xiqing as an important fulcrum for the development of China, further strengthen product research and development, deepen the field of automotive equipment manufacturing, and go hand in hand with Xiqing in the development of new quality productivity.

The Sino-German Economic Association Baden-Württemberg is an important "bridge" organization that integrates high-quality resources of the two countries and promotes all-round exchanges and cooperation. The delegation held an exchange and discussion with the person in charge of the association and signed a business cooperation agreement. Zhu Caibin expressed the hope that the Sino-German Economic Association of Baden-Württemberg will be committed to building a bridge of friendly exchanges between Chinese and German enterprises, actively broaden cooperation channels, deepen the understanding of the German economic circles about Xiqing, and promote more German enterprises to invest and develop in Xiqing.

Hobart is an important food equipment manufacturing enterprise under the world's top 500 American Yigong Group, and has established a subsidiary in Xiqing Development Zone. The delegation came to the R&D center and production base of the enterprise, had a discussion with the relevant person in charge, and conducted in-depth communication and exchanges on Hobart's business in China. Zhu Caibin said that Xiqing District will fully support enterprises to increase capital and expand production in Xiqing to help enterprises explore the Chinese market.

After arriving in France, the delegation visited Schneider Electric, EDF and IWG to have in-depth exchanges with the heads of enterprises and promote the deepening of cooperation between the two sides.

Schneider Electric Co., Ltd. is a Fortune 500 company focusing on digital solutions for energy automation, and its cooperative enterprise Haiyuan (Tianjin) Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has carried out investment cooperation with Zhangjiawo Town, Xiqing District, mainly engaged in the R&D and production of intelligent equipment, electrical automation equipment and new energy technology. The delegation visited the exhibition hall of the company's headquarters to gain an in-depth understanding of the company's development history and global layout, and had a discussion and communication on the implementation of cooperation projects. Zhu Caibin said that Xiqing District has a strong foundation in high-end equipment manufacturing and new energy technology industry, and hopes to work with Schneider to give full play to its technological and industrial advantages, expand cooperation space in more fields, and continuously release the agglomeration effect.

EDF is a Fortune 500 company with world-class competitiveness in nuclear, thermal, hydropower, renewable energy and energy services. The delegation visited the Group's headquarters, visited the Group's R&D center, and had in-depth communication on the construction of a zero-carbon smart industrial park in Xiqing Development Zone. Zhu Caibin said that Xiqing District has an early layout and strong strength in the energy industry, which is a fertile ground for investment by energy companies, and hopes that EDF Group will further deepen cooperation with Xiqing District to jointly build a green and low-carbon Xiqing force.

IWG Group is one of the world's largest coworking groups, with more than 20 sub-brands such as Spaces and HQ. Regus, the group's co-working brand, has reached a cooperation with Zhangjiawo Town, Xiqing District, to jointly build the co-working project of Fengya Science and Technology Innovation Center. The delegation visited IWG Group's Spaces co-working project, and had a discussion with the heads of enterprises to gain an in-depth understanding of the company's operation and management model and development layout in China. Zhu Caibin said that at present, Xiqing District is making every effort to promote the work of "three new" and "three quantities", and the revitalization of idle resources in the district is highly consistent with the business direction of the group, and hopes that enterprises will have an in-depth understanding of the current situation of resources, policy advantages and business environment in Xiqing District, and jointly promote the sharing and renewal of urban space.

During the investment visit, the relevant persons in charge of various enterprises and organizations said that over the years of cooperation with Xiqing, the related business of the enterprise has flourished, thanks to the superposition and amplification of major opportunities such as the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, thanks to the strong industrial foundation and high-quality business environment of Xiqing, and thanks to the meticulous service and strong support at the municipal and district levels, more and more foreign-funded enterprises have favored Xiqing, laid out Xiqing, taken root as a home, and thrived, and also witnessed the wonderful changes of Xiqing's high-quality development. The majority of foreign-funded enterprises are willing to continue to deepen pragmatic cooperation with Xiqing, take Xiqing as an important node of strategic layout, promote more high-quality resource elements to gather in Xiqing, and take advantage of the good development momentum of Xiqing, cooperate together, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and jointly create a better tomorrow.

The members of the delegation said that at present, our region has a high development momentum, a good business environment, full of innovation vitality, and many high-quality projects, and has unique advantages in developing new quality productivity according to local conditions. In the next step, we must thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech during his inspection of Tianjin, deeply practice the important requirements of the "Four Good Works", and rely on platforms such as TFI Xiqing Park, Xiqing Economic Development Zone, and South Railway Station Science and Technology Business District to strive to create a more open, high-quality and stable development environment. It is necessary to firmly grasp the focus and driving point of the project, insist on domestic and foreign investment together, pay attention to injecting more "source living water" into high-quality development through investment promotion, actively revitalize the stock, cultivate increments, improve quality, and strive to move from an "economic region" to an "economic strong zone", and contribute more "Xiqing power" to the overall development of the city.

Comrades in charge of the District Party Committee Office, District Investment Promotion Bureau, Zhangjiawo Town, and Jingkai Group participated.