In June, Shanghai went into full swing to restore normal production and life order. In order to further promote the resumption of work and production of foreign trade enterprises and respond to the concerns of enterprises, Shanghai Vice Mayor Zong Ming recently held the fourth Round table conference on Government-Enterprise Communication in 2022 (special session for Foreign trade Enterprises). Tang Yulong, President of SKF China and Northeast Asia, was invited to attend and make a speech. Distribution as the Shanghai international trade center, was one of the demonstration enterprise Tang Yurong according to SKF group operation and experience in the world especially in China, to share the SKF epidemic prevention and return to work and production progress, expressed continue its firm determination of the development of Shanghai, and to attract talent, business visits, zong bao area in China tax rebate policy topics such as problems and Suggestions are put forward.
Epidemic prevention and production
SKF is firmly committed to moving forward in China
During the meeting, Tang yurong first expressed his gratitude to the Shanghai municipal government for its care of enterprises, and said, "SKF is honored to be invited to participate in this round table of government and enterprise, and to make suggestions for the resumption of work and economic recovery. At the same time, SKF is proud to have been contributing to the stable production and the stable operation of the industrial chain."
Tang Yu-wing, President, SKF China and Northeast Asia
SKF is now back to nearly 90 percent of normal production. Even during the worst of the epidemic, SKF did its best to minimize losses thanks to the strong support of the government and its own effective risk management and control mechanism. SKF's production base and r&d center in Jiading, as well as its distribution center in Waigaoqiao, have not stopped operations since the outbreak began in March. With government support, SKF's two production sites in Shanghai were added to the second whitelist in April, gradually resuming production. Several hundred SKF employees have lived and worked in the factory over the past few months, ensuring a stable and safe closed loop production.
With the joint efforts and efforts of SKF staff, SKF has not failed customers even when its own production capacity is affected to a certain extent, and has made contributions to stabilize the industrial chain. To overcome the impact of the epidemic and the uncertainties it brings, the SKF China team has continued to strengthen the understanding and confidence of the Chinese market and business environment in the group headquarters and operating centers around the world through remote working and effective communication.
SKF has always been based in China to serve the world and continues to strengthen its presence in China. In the past three years, it has further increased investment in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Shandong, Liaoning, Anhui and other places, and continuously strengthened localized development of the whole value chain in manufacturing, technology research and development, procurement and supply chain. On the basis of accelerating the transformation of industrial digital services, with "smart" and "clean" as the core development engine, vigorously carry out capacity building and business expansion related to carbon neutrality and circular economy, and strive to better integrate into and contribute to the economic and social development pattern of Shanghai, and help China achieve the dual carbon goal.
Government and enterprise cooperation to build confidence
Slow and steady progress promotes development
SKF has a long history with Shanghai and has always been confident in the city's development. As one of the top 100 foreign enterprises in Shanghai, SKF has its headquarters in Northeast Asia and other important investments in Shanghai. Among them, the Northeast Asia Distribution Center located in Waigaoqiao is a key foreign trade demonstration enterprise in Shanghai. The automotive bearing production base and r&d center located in Jiading, as well as the green and intelligent technology projects under construction, all reflect SKF's confidence and importance to Shanghai.
In December 2020, Vice Mayor Zong Ming visited SKF Jiading and expressed his high expectations for SKF's development in Shanghai. He also said that the Shanghai Municipal government would continue to support the development of enterprises in Shanghai and create convenience for them to arrange more high-quality projects in Shanghai. At the meeting, Zong Ming, vice mayor of The city again stressed the importance of foreign trade in the city's economic and social development, and said that the next step, Shanghai will speed up the implementation of stable economic development measures, as soon as possible to benefit enterprises.
The open and listening attitude of the city has injected another "booster" into SKF's development in Shanghai. During the meeting, Tang also offered suggestions to revive the economy and boost confidence, hoping to see more policies and measures introduced in the future to meet the rigid needs of enterprises' production operations and customers' supply chains. We will give better play to the synergistic effect of the Yangtze River Delta and maximize its geographical and economic advantages. At the same time, we hope that business visits to China will be opened at an early date so as to facilitate technological exchanges and talent introduction and boost innovative and high-quality development.
The leaders of relevant departments in Shanghai who attended the meeting shared their policies on accelerating economic recovery and revitalizing and stabilizing foreign trade with enterprise representatives. And according to tang Yulong and other enterprise representatives put forward the most concerned questions, also carried on meticulous reply one by one.
As Vice Mayor Zong Ming said, openness, innovation and inclusiveness are the most distinctive characteristics of Shanghai. SKF appreciates the open, pragmatic attitude and efficient way of working of Shanghai municipal government. SKF is full of enthusiasm and confidence in Shanghai's development and is willing to continue to deepen cooperation with Shanghai to build a better future.
Post time: Jul-05-2022