Invitation: Workshop Henan Province (China) looking for Finnish trade partners 17.7.2017 in Helsinki

Sponsor: Henan Provincial People ‘s Government

Produced by: Henan Province Industrial and Information Committee and

Henan Provincial People ‘s Government Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office

Activity scale: 60 people, of which 30 people in Henan Province economic and trade delegation, Finnish guests 20-30 people

Time: 17.7.2017 from 09.30 until 12.30

Place: Helsinki, Hilton Strand Helsinki Hotel, Ball Room

Activity Agenda:

Moderator: Mr. Shi Hongyu, researcher of the General Office of Henan Provincial People ‘s Government

09: 30-09: 55 guests are welcome to sign in

09: 55-10: 00 VIP seats are present

10: 00-10: 05 Mr. Shi Hongyu, opening speech

10: 05-10: 20 Play the English version video of “open Henan welcome you”

10: 20-10: 25 official of the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Finland

10: 25-10: 30 Henan Province Industrial and Information Committee Mr. Li Tao speech

10: 30-10: 35 Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, Mr. Jari Koskinen

10: 35-10: 45 Regional Organization of Enterprises in Helsinki, Ms. Sarianne Reinikkala

10: 45-10: 50 Cursor Oy, Regional Development Company of Kotka-Hamina Region, Mr. Toomas Lybeck

10:50 – 10:55 Helsinki Business Hub, Ms. Irma Ylikangas

10: 55-11: 00 Henan Province Industrial and Information Committee Mr. Ren Weijun

Development of manufacturing industry in Shahenan province

10:00-11: 10 New Township Government Mr. Zhou Shijie Promoted to speak

11:10 The host announces the freedom of the guests and representatives of the meeting, while holding a coffee break

12:30 end of the event

Registration: not later than 14.7.2017 to office [at] toolboxtravel.fi 

More information and inquiries: Mr. Kari Halonen, kari.halonen [at] toolboxtravel.fi

 

The Chinese delation consists representatives from these public departments and companies: Commission of Industry and Information Technology of Henan Province; The People’s Government of Jiaozuo;  No. 6 Division of Office of the People’s Government of Henan Province; International Communication Cooperation Division of Commission of Industry and Information Technology of Henan Province; Enterprise Division of Henan Provincial Department of Finance; Commission of Industry and Information Technology of Pingdingshan City; Commission of Industry and Information Technology of Jiaozuo City; Management Committee of Sanmenxia Economic Development Zone; The People’s Government of Changheng County; Commission of Industry and Information Technology of Changheng County; The People’s Government of Dengzhou; Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Ruzhou City; The People’s Government of Zhoukou; Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Sanmenxia City; The People’s Government of Xiangcheng; Weishi Hongli Rubber Co., Ltd; Luoyang Laiyin-Xide Special Materials Co., Ltd; Luoyang Xiangjiang Wanji Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd; Henan Tiefulai Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd; Henan Yinjinda Group; Henan Tianfon Energy-Saving Panel Science and Technology Co., Ltd; Xinxiang Pingyuan Aviation Hydraulic Equipment Co., Ltd;  Longmang Billions Group Co., Ltd; Jiaozuo Taixin Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd; Henan Shenghao New Materials Co., Ltd.; Sanmenxia Suda Transport Energy-Saving Technology Co., Ltd.; Xiangcheng Songxin Garment Co. Ltd; Zhoukou Judger Garment Co., Ltd; Henan Mine Crane Co., Ltd.; Henan Shengyuan Crane Co., Ltd; Henan YuDa Valve Manufacturing Co., Ltd; Henan Yuxing Casting Co., Ltd; Dengzhou Liangji Forging Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd; Henan Shitong Overseas Affairs Service Co., Ltd and Beijing Times Overseas Affairs Service Co., Ltd.

 

Henan Province: With a population of approximately 93.6 million, Henan is the third most populous Chinese province after Guangdong and Shandong. It is also the fifth most populous sub-national division in the world. If it were a country by itself, it would be the twelfth most populous in the world, just behind Mexico and ahead of the Philippines. However, the hukou system shows Henan as the most populous province in China with over 103 million people, as it counts the migrant Henanese laborers as residents of Henan, instead of the province they currently reside in. On the other hand, Guangdong is shown as having only 81 million people, though the actual population is 95 million due to the influx of migrants from other provinces.

Henan has seen rapid development in its economy over the past two decades, and its economy has expanded at an even faster rate than the national average of 10%. This rapid growth has transformed Henan from one of the poorest provinces to one that matches other central provinces, though still relatively impoverished on a national scale. In 2011, Henan’s nominal GDP was 3.20 trillion RMB (US$427 billion), making it the fifth largest economy in China, although it ranks nineteenth in terms of GDP per capita.

Henan is a semi-industrialized economy with an underdeveloped service sector. In 2009, Henan’s primary, secondary, and tertiary industries were worth 277 billion RMB (US$40 billion), 1.097 trillion RMB (US$160 billion), and 563 billion RMB (US$82 billion), respectively. Agriculture has traditionally been a pillar of its economy, with the nation’s highest wheat and sesame output and second highest rice output, earning its reputation as the breadbasket of China. Henan is also an important producer of beef, cotton, maize, pork, animal oil, and corn. Food production and processing makes up more than 14% of the output from the province’s secondary industry, and it is said that 90% of Chinese McDonald’s and KFC ingredients comes from Henan. Although Henan’s industry has traditionally been based on light textiles and food processing, recent developments have diversified the industry sector to metallurgy, petrol, cement, chemical industry, machinery and electronics. Henan has the second largest molybdenum reserves in the world. Coal, aluminum, alkaline metals and tungsten are also present in large amounts in western Henan. Export and processing of these materials is one of the main sources of revenues.