Brief Introduction     

Clariant (Tianjin) Co., Ltd

Claiant International Co., Ltd is a leading manufacturer of special chemicals in the world. Its subsidiaries are all over the world. Its employees total 32,000 and its annual sales amount to 10 billion Swiss Franc. The predecessor of the company is Department of Chemicals of Sandoz Corporation. It was separated from Sandoz Corporation in 1995. The successful merging with the Special Chemicals Department of Hoechst in the summer of 1997 and the purchase of BTP, a manufacturer of fine chemicals in Britain at the beginning of 2000 completed the expansion of the company. The company has six business departments and its high quality chemical products are very popular in the international market.

Claiant (Tianjin) Co., Ltd is a joint venture company invested by Swiss Claiant International Co., Ltd and Tianjin No. 5 Dyeing Chemicals Plant. It is located in Sanwei Road of DEDA, occupying an area of 80,000 square meters with a construction area of 24, 210 square meters.

The total investment of the company is RMB 771,900,000 yuan, and the annual production capacity of high quality dyestuff is 4,000 tons. The project introduced from Switzerland advanced dyestuff production and post-processing technology, advanced quality standards and methods of testing. Among the 28 products in three categories ---- disperse dyestuff, acid dyestuff, and direct dyestuff ---- produced by the company, 26 products can not be produced by the Chinese companies before and have to be imported in great amount. The products of the company fill up a lot of gaps in high quality dyestuff industry of China.

Sumitomo Heavy Machinery Reduction Devices (Tianjin) Co., Ltd

Sumitomo Heavy Machinery Reduction Devices (Tianjin) Co., Ltd is a solely Japanese-invested company invested jointly by Sumitomo Heavy Industry Ltd and Sumitomo Corporation of Japan. The spare parts of reduction devices processed and produced by the Company are mainly export to Sumitomo Heavy Industry Ltd and its affiliated companies in Japan and the United States, and the reduction devices, frequency converters and other dynamic transmission devices produced by the company are mainly for the need in domestic and international market.

Every year since 1999, the company was evaluated as one of the best foreign-invested enterprises in Tianjin, and since 1997, it has been evaluated as a Double-Best Foreign-Invested Enterprise in China three years in succession. It was also named as one of the ten Best Foreign-Invested Enterprises in terms of foreign-exchange earning, profit-making, and tax-payment by Dongli District People’s Government in 1999.

Sumitomo is one of the largest multi-national group corporation. As one of its branches, Sumitomo Heavy Industry Ltd is a world leader in the field of dynamic transmission and control. Its products, such as reduction devices, change gears, and relevant control devices are widely used in metallurgy, chemical engineering, machinery, food-processing, and harbor. What is particularly worth mentioning is the cycloid reduction device, the most competitive product of the company are more and more welcomed by customs from both home and aboard for its leading technology and best quality.

Tianjin Fengjin Automobile Gear Co., Ltd

Upon the approval of Tianjin Municipal People’s Government, Tianjin Fengjin Automobile Gear Co., Ltd was established with the joint investment of Toyota Motor Corporation, Tianjin Automobile Industry (Group) Co., Ltd, and Tianjin Automobile Chassis Factory in December 1995.

The company mainly manufacture uniform speed gimbal and its spare parts for Tianjin Automobile Xiali Co., Ltd and its products are used in Xiali brand cars. Through the introduction of the technology and means of production of Toyota Motor Corporation, the quality of the products of the company have reached world advanced level. Many of the products of the company has been exported to Japan and used in Toyota Cars. The company started production in 1998, and its objective is an annual production of 150,000 gimbals.

The company is fully confident of its products and are determined to make greater contributions to the automobile industry of China.

ITT Industries (Tianjin) Co., Ltd

ITT Industries (Tianjin) Co., Ltd is a subsidiary company with full investment of American ITT Industries Group. It was registered and established in DEDA in August 1997. The total investment of the company is USD 4,500,000, and the registered capital USD 4,000,000. It mainly produces mobile phone keystroke and antenna. Among its customers are Motorola, NEC, Ericsson, and Norkia and other world famous companies. The company has passed ISO9002 quality system certification, and is committed to provide the customers with the best quality products and service. The volume of production of the company is increasing rapidly. At present, with more than 70 employees and a floor area of over 4,000 square meters, the company has become one of the largest manufacturers of mobile phone keystroke and antenna in China. Its sales volume is USD 5,500,000 in 1999, and over USD11,000,000 in 2000. It was evaluated as one of the Double-Best Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China by the Chinese Association of Foreign-Invested Enterprises in 1999.

Tianjin Denso Automobile Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd

Tianjin Denso Automobile Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd (known as TDS) is a joint venture company established with the joint investment of Tianjin Internal Combustion Engine Electrical Engineering Factory affiliated to Tianjin Automobile Industry Group Co., Ltd, Denso Co., Ltd, and Toyota Tsusho Limited of Japan. It started operation in Feb. 1996.

The objectives of the company:

Facing the challenges in the 21^st century, through self-reliance, pioneering spirit, and industrious efforts, create new technology management to make great contributions to the development of the Chinese automobile industry and the great course of advancement of mankind.

Operation Orientation of the company:

Pay special attention to the talented people and make full use of their capability and creativity. Create a joint venture company which is full of vitality and which has first-class products, first-class quality, and first-class management.

After the establishment of the company, electrical generator, starter and their manufacturing technology, which have international advanced level at present, have been introduced from Japan. To guarantee the high quality of its products, the company possesses over 50 sets of advanced equipment for processing and testing imported from Japan, Germany, and Taiwan region.

The company has passed ISO9002 quality system certification. It is committed to make great contributions to the development of the automobile industry serve the customers with advanced management, superior products, and reliable quality.

Tianjin Golden Bridge Welding Materials Co., Ltd

Tianjin Golden Bridge Welding Materials Co., Ltd is the largest and most powerful manufacturer of welding materials in China. Its registered trademark is “Golden Bridge”. The company manages and are closely connected with three other companies: Tianjin Golden Swallow Welding Materials Co., Ltd, Tianjin Swallow Bridge Welding Materials Co., Ltd, and Tianjin Lianye Welding Rod Factory in Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area.

Occupying an area of 230,000 square meters with an construction area of 70,000 square meters, the company has a fixed asset of RMB 80,000,000 yuan and a total asset of over RMB 200,000,000 yuan. With over more than 160 products and an annual sales volume of 300,000 tons, the company is in the leading position in welding materials industry of China in terms of production, sales, and profit.

The company manufactures high quality and hi-tech products. Low carbon steel, low-alloy high-strength steel, built-up welding rod, cast iron welding rod and many other products of the company are all up to the AWS standards of the United States.

The quality management of the company passed the certification of ISO 9002. Its chief products have passed appraisal and is accepted by the classification society of China, Britain, the United States, and Norway.

Home World Group

Home World Group successfully introduced into Tianjin the modernized retailing concept prevailing in Europe and the United States. It is composed of three large-sized supermarkets ---- Homeway Decoration and Building Materials Center, Home Club Department Store, and Homeland Household Decoration Center, the total business area of which amount to over 30,000 square meters. Moreover, it has a spacious parking lot of over 15,000 square meters. Its business scope covers decorating and building materials, daily merchandise, furniture, and toy. It is the first and the largest multi-trade modern retailing business group fully up to the international standards in Tianjin, and even in China. The newly-opened Home Harmony Seafood Giant Restaurant further expands the business scope of Home World Group. The emergence of Home World Group brings to the Chinese people, for the first time, the pleasure of shopping enjoyed by the Europeans and Americans today. It is here that the consumers enjoy the low price, one-stop style shopping, and beautiful environment that they have never seen before. On the other hand, the active feedback from the consumers makes the leaders of Home World Group even more confident. After the development in merely several years, Home World Group has emerged, from the first three centers, as a giant group with subsidiaries all over the big and middle-sized cities in China, and is striding forward on the road of development through chain store operation.