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* China and Germany and there growing trade >>> China's Reminbi heading towards reserve status >>> China’s state planning agency ordered seven provinces and cities to set caps on greenhouse-gas emissions in preparation for the launch of local pilot carbon market >>> Kaeser’s new ESD rotary screw compressors >>> Paques builds world's largest ANAMMOX® wastewater treatment plant for ammonium removal in China >>> Separation mechanism - rotates to suit any requirement S+S Separation and Sorting Technology has completely redesigned its well-known RAPID COMPACT metal separator. >>> Inner Mongolia began an overhaul of its mining sector >>> Inner Mongolia began an overhaul of its mining sector >>> Beijing saw 27 “blue-sky days” in May >>> Bookstores and pharmacies in China will soon be forbidden to provide free plastic bags >>> China’s state monopoly on tobacco is an advantage for the government, >>> Judges across China have been ordered to issue harsher sentences, including execution, to people convicted of food-safety violations >>> Thousands of migratory birds have been forced to leave the their stopover at Honghu early because of the drought >>> The drought gripping stretches of central and eastern China has dried Honghu into an expanse of exposed mud >>> Beijing: Only 50% of garbage to be landfill by 2012 >>> China will reach it 20% renewable energy target by 2020 >>> Vestas announces wind turbine order in China >>> China will spend at least 12 billion yuan (US$1.76 billion) to subsidise smaller, fuel efficient cars by 2012 >>> A Chinese environmental update >>> Scientists are calling for the long-term risks of genetically modified crops to be reassessed >>> China will use a weekend meeting on climate change to demonstrate its sincerity in reducing carbon emissions >>> Europe’s SMOS spacecraft is returning valuable new data on the way water is cycled around the globe >>>China and the European Union agreed to hold regular talks to strengthen collaboration and deepen understanding on climate change >>>Premier Wen Jiabao promised “all-out efforts” to rebuild the Yushu region of Qinghai province >>> Salvage crews began pumping oil from a Chinese coal-carrying ship stuck on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef >>> US president Barack Obama announced plans for expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling in an effort to win support for new climate-change proposals >>> The international mining giant Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron-ore mine in Guinea >>> Rich countries are “importing” about a third of their CO2 emissions >>> China is starting to prepare for the commercial and strategic opportunities arising as global warming melts polar ice cover in the Arctic >>> S. Korea's Kia Motors introduces eco-friendly, plug-in hybrid concept car >>> European Parliament calls for ‘new climate diplomacy’ >>> China plans to build national renewable energy center >>> Agriculture a major source of water pollution in China >>> China issues rules on maritime wind energy projects >>> ADB approves $135 mln loan for China's green power plant >>> US$ 952mln loss from record drought >>> Cold weather puts chill on travel during lunar festival >>> Shift to green growth in place >>> 67 nations pledge emissions cut >>> Record volume of water flows out of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau >>> China's coal mining hub urged to adopt low-carbon tech >>> Gov't to invest 12 bln yuan in rural environment protection >>> China to continue effort in pollution, emission control >>> Green movement good news for recharging equipment firms >>> China reaffirms to fulfill emission mitigation plans >>> More waste incineration projects planned in Beijing >>> New pollution reduction targets listed >>> China exposes 10,000 groups in industries involving poisonous materials >>> Officials feel heat over waste incinerator >>> Huge water reserves discovered in northwest China basin >>> Gov't to invest 5 bln yuan in a new energy saving technology >>> China's investment in water conservancy projects reaches record high >>> Waste paper imports trigger environmental concerns >>> Guangzhou asks for public opinion to solve growing garbage crisis >>> Shopping for energy efficiency >>> Waste plant causes cancer fears >>> Number of clean-tech venture deals near record high in 2009: Report >>> Lead poisoning halts battery factory operation >>> Cleanup underway after oil pipeline leak in Shaanxi > Taiwan China expands its support for EBRD projects >>>

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The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China

2010-06-08 00:00:00

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in has its roots in the China Resource Group, an informal gathering of the General Managers and Chief Representatives of Swedish companies in . This group used to meet at the SAS hotel in Beijing to exchange ideas and discuss business problems on the Chinese market.

In 1997, the initiator of the group, Johan Bj?kst? of Aboda Invest (now named Eastwei Relations), and Rolf Gren from Electrolux decided to try and make this group into a formal Chamber of Commerce. They were joined by Tommy Liu of Chinese Consulting in Scandinavia (now working at KTC Automation Control Systems ( Beijing ) Co., Ltd.) and Leif Engstrom of Volvo, who formed an Interim Board until the Chamber could be legally registered and a formal Board elected. After an application period of almost a year, Swedish Chamber of Commerce in received formal recognition from the Chinese authorities March 5, 1998.

Two months later, on May 10, 1998, the Grand Opening and first Annual General Meeting were held at the Radisson SAS Hotel Beijing. More than 200 guests from and were invited to the Grand Opening. The first board consisted of Rolf Gren, Chairman; Tommy Liu, Vice Chairman; Johan Bjorksten, General Manager; Leif Engstrom, Treasurer; Birger Lund; Frederic Cho; Jan Bjork; Johan Andren; Anders Hagglund and Mats Harborn. Anders Sundstrom, the Swedish Minister of Industry, Rolf Gren, the newly elected Chairman of Swedish Chamber, and Ms. Zhong Min, Vice Chairman of the Chamber's Chinese sponsor, CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade), tied ribbons in the three colors of the Swedish and Chinese flags as a symbol of the cooperation between the two countries.

During the first year, 27 Founding Members, 41 Ordinary Members and 1 Associate Member

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