(The 5th CIIE) How does the CIIE allow the “variable stage” to carry global innovation?
China News Agency, Shanghai, November 2nd: How does the CIIE allow the “variable stage” to carry global innovation?
Author Fan Zhonghua Tang Yanjun
We will continue to welcome global “new faces”, continue to bring together the world’s top innovations, continue to apply the latest cutting-edge technologies, continue to expand the hottest theme exhibition areas, and continue to emerge cooperation opportunities… Five appointments to the Expo, 3M Global Senior Vice President and China President Ding Hongyu In an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency, he used “a broad stage to keep pace with the times” to describe the development and changes of the China International Import Expo (hereinafter referred to as the “CIIE”).
”In the past five years, we have seen the CIIE, a scarce global exhibition platform, become more widely known, and more and more foreign companies have begun to actively embrace China’s development strategy to find opportunities. More importantly, the broad stage of the CIIE has always been Continuously combining with the current global focus to expand, so that the most cutting-edge innovation achievements of enterprises have the opportunity to have a ‘world-class’ centralized display, which is particularly important for multi-technology companies such as 3M with a wide range of business areas.” Ding Hongyu said .
As a “veteran” exhibitor, in the past five years, 3M has taken advantage of the diversified exhibition area design of the CIIE to fully demonstrate its diversified business advantages. There are four major exhibition areas: scientific and technological life, medical equipment, medicine and health care, and technical equipment.
At the 5th CIIE, 3M will appear in the low-carbon energy and environmental protection technology zone with the theme of “Technology Empowers a Green Future”.
”Green and low-carbon is a hot topic in the world. China is the first developing country to make a commitment to carbon peaking. China’s firm determination allows us to see unlimited development opportunities.” Ding Hongyu said.
He pointed out that, on the one hand, as a leading multinational company in the field of sustainable development, 3M has put this concept and practice throughout the entire life cycle from product development, production to warehousing and transportation. Green and low-carbon management capabilities and concepts empower the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and help China achieve the dual-carbon goal.”
On the other hand, Ding Hongyu noted that “the Chinese market attaches more importance to green and low carbon than foreign countries.” As an open world economy, China’s advanced manufacturing enterprises pay special attention to continuously capturing and applying world-class green materials and technologies. Then bring green products to the world; at the same time, with the improvement of living standards and green concepts, Chinese local consumers are also an important force in promoting the application and popularization of green and low-carbon products, “Chinese enterprises and the market are far more accepting of new technologies and products. It was higher than our expectations, which gave us a lot of confidence.”
From entering China in 1984, it now has about 8,000 employees in China and has established 9 production bases. The 3M China R&D Center in Shanghai ranks among the four major R&D centers in 3M in the world. Nearly a thousand R&D patents have been published here. It seems that 3M has witnessed China’s development from infrastructure construction to the rise of manufacturing, from Made in China to Created in China, from export-driven to promoting domestic demand and then building a domestic and international dual cycle, and will continue to emerge in the growth opportunities. Its development strategy is more and more closely linked with the “China pace”.
According to Ding Hongyu, during the 4th China International Import Expo, 3M announced increased investment to set up a semiconductor grinding disc production line in its Suzhou factory.
“This production line has achieved mass production in early 2022. After it is put into use, it will form a joint force with 3M’s semiconductor R&D laboratory in Shanghai to help Chinese semiconductor industry customers obtain more complete local supply chain support.”
Ding Hongyu pointed out that the China International Import Expo provides multinational companies with an excellent opportunity to extend local contacts and deepen communication and connection. , A one-stop platform for expanding cooperation with partners.
“China’s complete and robust industrial chain, the expectations of a huge consumer group for future consumption upgrades, and the optimization of the business environment and government support all give us continued confidence in the Chinese market.”
Ding Hongyu revealed that at this CIIE, 3M will also use digital technology to extend the on-site experience and the concept of “technology to improve life” to outside the venue through “digital tentacles”, forming a wider and deeper interaction with the Chinese market, “China Leading the world in the digital revolution, gathering and delivering global innovations digitally, is also the most advanced and unique feature of the CIIE.”
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