Talking about New Opportunities in China's Economy | An Industrial Park Reflects the Confidence of Italian Small and Medium sized Enterprises in Investment in China | Italy | Bonded Zone | New Opportunities
Tianjin, July 27th (Xinhua) - Equipment manufacturing, civil aviation, marine economy, biomedicine... In the Tianjin Italian Small and Medium sized Enterprise Industrial Park of Tianjin Port Bonded Zone, the exhibition hall displays important pillar industries of the bonded zone in categories. Many Italian entrepreneurs stop in front of the exhibition board to listen to staff explaining relevant trade policies, occasionally asking questions and nodding frequently.
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Tianjin Italian SME Industrial Park was established in 2019 and has attracted more than 30 Italian SMEs to settle in so far. The story of Sino Italian economic and trade cooperation continues to unfold here, and many enterprises see the infinite business opportunities hidden in the Chinese market.
Gaolil Packaging Co., Ltd. in the industrial park mainly provides packaging services for food production enterprises such as tomato sauce, concentrated fruit juice, coffee, etc. Its main product sterile packaging bags need to undergo gamma ray irradiation sterilization, and the irradiation supplier is a very important part of the enterprise's industrial chain.
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"The staff of the industrial park and bonded zone helped us coordinate and coordinate in a timely manner, allowing irradiation suppliers to build factories across from our factory, greatly saving enterprise costs," said Zhang Dan, the HR and administrative director of the company. "This targeted assistance has given us more confidence in the Chinese market."
Sim Zhongyi Technology Co., Ltd. is engaged in casting equipment trade and settled in the industrial park as soon as the company was established in 2020. The clustering effect of the industrial park and the potential of the Chinese market have left a deep impression on this startup enterprise.
"The industrial park organizes free policy interpretation meetings every month, which provide us with a lot of help from various aspects such as talent introduction, export tax rebates, and foreign trade risk avoidance," said He Ningning, the company's financial manager.
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Patricio Vasoni, the general manager of the company, said, "The Chinese government attaches great importance to environmental protection. In recent years, the foundry industry has also undergone a 'green transformation', and many traditional foundries need to upgrade their environmental protection equipment, providing us with many opportunities. In the future, we will continue to invest in China."
Zheng Jian, Director of the Tianjin Italian Small and Medium sized Enterprise Industrial Park Office, introduced that the industrial park fully utilizes the comprehensive advantages of the bonded zone and establishes a strategic cooperation relationship with the Chinese Italian Chamber of Commerce, providing comprehensive support for Italian small and medium-sized enterprises in information consultation, investigation, site selection, establishment, operation, etc. At the same time, it caters to the specific needs of each Italian enterprise and provides the most suitable development space.
According to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, the trade volume between China and Italy reached 77.884 billion US dollars in 2022, an increase of 5.4% compared to the previous year. The convenient business environment, "real gold and silver" preferential policies, and personalized peer-to-peer services have made Italian small and medium-sized enterprises vote with their feet, and what is most attractive to them is the unlimited business opportunities in the Chinese market.
Italian coffee is world-renowned, and the one-way exhaust valve developed and produced by the Gallier headquarters for preserving the aroma of coffee has already established a foothold in the European market. In 2018, Gorier Company imported two one-way exhaust valve production equipment from its headquarters to China, and plans to introduce four more equipment next year.
"After years of development, we have seen unlimited opportunities in the Chinese market," said Zhang Dan. The company hopes to further expand production capacity and bring good products to China, which demonstrates the huge attractiveness of the Chinese market.
Ansa Medical Equipment Trading Co., Ltd. is an enterprise engaged in oral medical equipment trading within the industrial park. In the view of Alexander Malfatti, the general manager of the company, China has a large population base, rapid economic and social development, and increasing public attention to oral health, providing rare development opportunities for the dental medical industry.
"The complementary resources between China and Italy can enhance synergies and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. The fair and stable business environment created by China is crucial for long-term mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides, and we are full of confidence in the Chinese market," said Malfati.
