Unlocking global market opportunities Vienna Austria 31 January

Unlocking global market opportunities Vienna, Austria, 31 January 2008 Mr. Tony Clark Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Sweden, Beijing Head of the Swedish Embassy Center for Environmental Technology (CENTEC)

China - an economic super-power! • Worlds 4 th largest economy • Worlds 3 rd largest tradingpartner • Worlds 2 nd largest receiver of FDI • Worlds largest currency reserves

Strong GDP growth?

Markets and Opportunities Markets developed as a result of the economic growth

Challenges behind the GDP growth • An improving poverty situation • Uses 15 % of the world energy supply to produce 5. 5 % of global GDP • Estimated cost to clean up the deteriorating environment is somewhere 7 -20% of the annual GDP.

Environmental problems…

Energy consumption Pollution Economic growth

Pattern of growth "has to change"

Goals by the Chinese Government in the 11 th five year plan /2006 -2010 • Environment protection as highest priority and called for a "resource saving society". • Reduce energy consumption with 20% per unit GDP, with annual cuts of 4 percent. • Reducing major pollutants/emissions by 10%, with annual cuts of 2 percent. • USD 3. 2 billion Investment on energy efficiency in 2007 • Confirmed at the 17 th CPC congress meeting and added changes to the appointment policies.

Environmental technology market in China 1998 -2007: 2006 -2010: € 9. 4 billion in water and wastewater treatment, waste and pollution reduction € 140 billion for restructuring of polluting industries Markets for environmental technology as a result of the industrial growth

China needs advanced technology + products + experiences… experiences

…in areas such as: • High energy intensive & polluting industries • • Construction and construction materials Transportation Renewable energy Policies and regulation system Standards, codes and incentives Innovation, R & d Intensify cooperation, education and training Organization, management and leadership

CENTEC activities • Arrange high-level delegation visits in both directions • Organize seminars and workshops on relevant themes by inviting governors, officers, professionals and VIPs • Participate in exhibitions, conferences and meetings • Identify relevant demonstration projects and stitch together financial solutions • Mapping key areas and markets potential • Relation set up with Chinese government offices, institutions, NGOs, academies • Assist Swedish agencies, organizations and business getting involved with co operations in China in the field of environment, energy, urban planning and other related with sustainable development.

CENTEC’s role China Government Dialogues Swedish Government

Where CENTEC is in the relation network Central government Academies Institutions R&D center Universities media Local government Local enterprises domestic overseas companies Agents organizations associations

Market Access Obstacles for European Companies Source: Emerging Markets Group, DEVELOPMENT Solutions (2006)

PARTICIPATE WITH COMPANIES IN NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

Present opportunities in China for Swedish Environmental Technology Companies

. . . some concrete results • Develop national standard with relevant authorities for 2 environmental technology produts. • Commercial demonstration project with Ministry of Construction • Introducing ethanolbuses in a major Chinese City • Feasabilitystudy on building a biogasplant in a major Chinese City • Up-grading an air pollution monitoring lab in a major Chinese City • Finding financial package solutions for pulp and paper factory • Fiding right partner in a big Sino-Swedish Joint venture. • Prime time coverage about Sweden and Swedish environmental technology for 3 hours on national television (CCTV 3) • Several articles about Swden and Swedsih Environmental Technology • Request about signing Mo. U’s with several government bodies

. . . and some conclusions. • What we have done is nothing unique – any EU country can do it. • EU countries are highly regarded in China for their environemtnal performance. • Environment is top issue in China and opens doors! • The market is huge, money available and we can all join in. • It is easy to interact with Chinese on these issues since there is a crying demand from there side. • China is ready for different cooperation modes.

Contact information: tony. clark@foreign. ministry. se tony. clark@centec. se