From http://www.fluidra.com/sites/en/new.html?uri=/en/contents/news/2012/fluidraindonesia.html and http://www.fluidra.com/sites/en/new.html?uri=/en/contents/news/2012/philjinasiadivision.html (in English)
Catalan company Fluidra, specialised in solutions for water conservation, handling, treatment and enjoyment, is creating a new structure to enter into East Asian markets. The company, based in Sabadell (Barcelona province), has a presence in 34 countries and has several production centres located throughout the world. Fluidra products are distributed to more than 170 countries due to an extensive sales network and the group has some 3,700 employees.
Fluidra has recently opened its subsidiary in Indonesia. Placed in the country’s capital, Jakarta, the subsidiary completes the plans of internationalization of the Group in South East Asia, area in which the company is already present in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The company, which in Asia will be Fluidra Indonesia, will access through this new market thanks to the acquisition of Dunia Renang, the second swimming pool company of the country, with a market share of 20% and a turnover of 3 million euros. Eloi Planes, CEO of Fluidra states: “with this new branch we make a great new step in the frame of our internationalization strategy, Fluidra is in 37 countries now. We are very watchful on the opportunities in every continent. The acquisition of Dunia Renang matches perfectly with our expansion plans in the area. We estimate a fast growth in the business in the coming years, and in this way we make sure to get more projects in stable islands as Bali, Surabaya or Sumatra".
To achieve their goals, Fluidra has appointed Dr. Phil Jin as its General Manager of the Asia Division, the new structure created by the Group, in order to further develop the business in one of the continents with the highest growth potential in the world. Phil Jin will have the mission to develop the business units of Fluidra and will be responsible for the operations of the companies the Group has in China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, recently opened. Phil Jin is an American citizen born in China, who gained his PhD in Psycophysics at the University of Chicago, and an MBA at the University of Pittsburgh. He acquired a deep experience in various multinational companies with operations in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe. Before he joined Fluidra, Phil has been the CEO of ERA Holdings, a listed company in HK and the Group CEO of PSM International, a leading multinational company providing fastening solutions for the automotive, IT, technology and medical industry. As the General Manager for the Asian Division, Phil will report directly to Eloi Planes, the Group CEO.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The water market in Taiwan - A report for Spanish companies
From http://www.icex.es/icex/cda/controller/pageICEX/0,6558,5518394_5519172_5547593_4558437,00.html (in Spanish)
The Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX) has released a 43-page report addressed to Spanish companies in the water sector about the situation and the potential of this market in Taiwan. The report is authored by Gonzalo Ferreiros, from the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, and it gives a general view of the sector, its present situation and its commercial interest. You can download the report on the water market in Taiwan by clicking on the previous link.
The Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX) has released a 43-page report addressed to Spanish companies in the water sector about the situation and the potential of this market in Taiwan. The report is authored by Gonzalo Ferreiros, from the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, and it gives a general view of the sector, its present situation and its commercial interest. You can download the report on the water market in Taiwan by clicking on the previous link.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Barcelona-Shanghai Women Bridge project
From http://xcat.cat/10/02/2012/barcelona-shanghai-women-bridge-better-city-better-life (in Catalan)
Mercè Carreras-Solanas and Yuwen Wu have created the Barcelona-Shanghai Women Bridge as a tool to gather entrepreneurial women from different generations and different activities that are residing in the areas of influence of each of these two cities. The goal of their project is to raise the level of trust between the two cultures, to promote the transfer of knowledge and technology and to share values. Their friendship started in 2009, when Mercè Carreras-Solanas, teacher of Economic Theory at the University of Barcelona, travelled to Shanghai and met Yuwen Wu, discovering that they shared similar values and similar life attitudes. They also think that Shanghai and Barcelona have some similarities, since they are both innovative and dynamic cities, with a long-time cultural tradition but at the same time with a clear determination for internationalization. For further information on their project and their activities, you can also visit their website, their blog or follow them on Twitter, at BSWomenB.
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Mercè Carreras-Solanas and Yuwen Wu have created the Barcelona-Shanghai Women Bridge as a tool to gather entrepreneurial women from different generations and different activities that are residing in the areas of influence of each of these two cities. The goal of their project is to raise the level of trust between the two cultures, to promote the transfer of knowledge and technology and to share values. Their friendship started in 2009, when Mercè Carreras-Solanas, teacher of Economic Theory at the University of Barcelona, travelled to Shanghai and met Yuwen Wu, discovering that they shared similar values and similar life attitudes. They also think that Shanghai and Barcelona have some similarities, since they are both innovative and dynamic cities, with a long-time cultural tradition but at the same time with a clear determination for internationalization. For further information on their project and their activities, you can also visit their website, their blog or follow them on Twitter, at BSWomenB.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Chinese Catalans, portrait of an emerging and entrepreneurial minority
From http://www.presencia.cat/index.php?Itemid=1080 (in Catalan)
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Catalan weekly magazine Presència has devoted the main report of its last edition to the Chinese community living in Catalonia. The title of the report is "Chinese Catalans, portrait of an emerging and entrepreneurial minority" and it explains what is the situation of the growing Chinese population in Catalonia. Chinese immigrants are the fifth most numerous minority (around 50,000 inhabitants), after the Moroccans, Romanians, Ecuadorians and Bolivians, and they mostly live in the Barcelona metropolitan area. Out of those 50,000 inhabitants, some 8,000 are entrepreneurs, the highest percentage among any other group, including the natives. The report also includes interviews with Jia Jia Wang, owner of Jia Jia Ediciones, a publishing company she created in order to help teach Chinese language to local children. Other interviews are those of Zheng Lingteng and Ma Yinping, teachers of Chinese at the Girona-based language school, Nipponia, and Lam Chuen Ping, president of the Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs of Catalonia. The scans of the report can be seen on the Sinalunya Flickr site.
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[/caption]Catalan weekly magazine Presència has devoted the main report of its last edition to the Chinese community living in Catalonia. The title of the report is "Chinese Catalans, portrait of an emerging and entrepreneurial minority" and it explains what is the situation of the growing Chinese population in Catalonia. Chinese immigrants are the fifth most numerous minority (around 50,000 inhabitants), after the Moroccans, Romanians, Ecuadorians and Bolivians, and they mostly live in the Barcelona metropolitan area. Out of those 50,000 inhabitants, some 8,000 are entrepreneurs, the highest percentage among any other group, including the natives. The report also includes interviews with Jia Jia Wang, owner of Jia Jia Ediciones, a publishing company she created in order to help teach Chinese language to local children. Other interviews are those of Zheng Lingteng and Ma Yinping, teachers of Chinese at the Girona-based language school, Nipponia, and Lam Chuen Ping, president of the Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs of Catalonia. The scans of the report can be seen on the Sinalunya Flickr site.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Informative Conference on Asia-Pacific as a Business Destination for Catalan Companies
From http://www.casaasia.eu/actividad/detalle?id=205385 (in English)
ACC1Ó and Casa Àsia in Barcelona are organizing an informative conference for Catalan companies who are interested in doing business in the Asia-Pacific area. The event will take place on February 22 and 23, 2012. Admission is free, with previous registration.
PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 22nd of February 2012
8.45am Registration
8.55am Welcome address and Introduction
Given by:
Amadeu Jensana, Director of the Department of Economy and Business of Casa Asia.
Àlex Rubies Lagunas, Head of Asia-Pacific markets of the Centre of Business Internationalization, ACC1Ó.
9am - 10.30am Business Destination: India
Given by Mònica Ruiz, Consutant for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
10.30am - 11am Coffee Break
11am - 12.30pm Business Destination: Japan
Given by Victoria Sáenz, Consutant for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
12.30pm - 1.30pm Networking / one-to-one meetings
Thursday, 23rd of February 2012
8.45am Registration
9am - 10.30am Business destination: China and Hong Kong
Given by Isabel Gimeno and Victoria Sáenz, Consutants for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
10.30am - 10.45am Coffee Break
10.45am - 11.45am Business destination: Australia
Given by Empar Masiá, Consutant for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
11.45am - 1.30pm Business destination: ASEAN countries
Given by Mònica Ruiz, Consutant for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
1.30pm - 1.35pm Closing
Sergi Mata, Manager of International Expansion of the Centre of Business Internationalization, ACC1Ó
1.35pm - 2pm Networking / one-to-one meetings
ACC1Ó and Casa Àsia in Barcelona are organizing an informative conference for Catalan companies who are interested in doing business in the Asia-Pacific area. The event will take place on February 22 and 23, 2012. Admission is free, with previous registration.
PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 22nd of February 2012
8.45am Registration
8.55am Welcome address and Introduction
Given by:
Amadeu Jensana, Director of the Department of Economy and Business of Casa Asia.
Àlex Rubies Lagunas, Head of Asia-Pacific markets of the Centre of Business Internationalization, ACC1Ó.
9am - 10.30am Business Destination: India
Given by Mònica Ruiz, Consutant for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
10.30am - 11am Coffee Break
11am - 12.30pm Business Destination: Japan
Given by Victoria Sáenz, Consutant for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
12.30pm - 1.30pm Networking / one-to-one meetings
Thursday, 23rd of February 2012
8.45am Registration
9am - 10.30am Business destination: China and Hong Kong
Given by Isabel Gimeno and Victoria Sáenz, Consutants for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
10.30am - 10.45am Coffee Break
10.45am - 11.45am Business destination: Australia
Given by Empar Masiá, Consutant for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
11.45am - 1.30pm Business destination: ASEAN countries
Given by Mònica Ruiz, Consutant for Asia-Pacific markets, ACC1Ó.
Successful cases (companies to be confirmed).
Presentation and debate with attending audience.
1.30pm - 1.35pm Closing
Sergi Mata, Manager of International Expansion of the Centre of Business Internationalization, ACC1Ó
1.35pm - 2pm Networking / one-to-one meetings
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Workshop "Business protocols in China" organized in Barcelona
From http://www.eic.cat/wps/PA_Jornades/fitxa.jsp?codi=1084229 (in English)
Today China is nearer than ever and it is expected to get even closer in the near future. The big cultural gap and the lack of knowledge of its history, traditions, etc., can produce undesired misunderstandings in business meetings, which makes this kind of knowledge essential when establishing negotiations. On Thursday February 23rd, 2012, the College of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia is organizing a workshop about Business Protocols in China. The event will be held at the college headquarters, located at Via Laietana 39, 5th floor, in Barcelona, at 6:30 pm and it will be presented by its Dean, Joan Vallvé.
The participants in this workshop will be:
- Ivo Bargalló Carné, Master in Chinese and Oriental Studies by the Universities of Newcastle, London (School of Oriental and African Studies) and Beijing (Peking University), Master in Chinese History and Classic Chinese by the University of Oxford.
- Mònica Moyano, Graduate in East Asia Studies, Postgraduate Course in Arts and Societies of East Asia, Master in East Asia, President of the Association Shui Di (水滴) (Drop of Water).
- Amadeu Jensana, Director of the Department of Economy and Business of Casa Asia.
Chairman: Alfonso Carlos Auguet, owner of Technical Consulting Office, S.L.
Today China is nearer than ever and it is expected to get even closer in the near future. The big cultural gap and the lack of knowledge of its history, traditions, etc., can produce undesired misunderstandings in business meetings, which makes this kind of knowledge essential when establishing negotiations. On Thursday February 23rd, 2012, the College of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia is organizing a workshop about Business Protocols in China. The event will be held at the college headquarters, located at Via Laietana 39, 5th floor, in Barcelona, at 6:30 pm and it will be presented by its Dean, Joan Vallvé.
The participants in this workshop will be:
- Ivo Bargalló Carné, Master in Chinese and Oriental Studies by the Universities of Newcastle, London (School of Oriental and African Studies) and Beijing (Peking University), Master in Chinese History and Classic Chinese by the University of Oxford.
- Mònica Moyano, Graduate in East Asia Studies, Postgraduate Course in Arts and Societies of East Asia, Master in East Asia, President of the Association Shui Di (水滴) (Drop of Water).
- Amadeu Jensana, Director of the Department of Economy and Business of Casa Asia.
Chairman: Alfonso Carlos Auguet, owner of Technical Consulting Office, S.L.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Discouraging news for Catalan economy
From http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/politics/unemployment-rate-catalonia-reaches-205-end-2011 and http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/business/spanair-calls-voluntary-bankruptcy-and-prepares-mass-layoff-its-2065-workers (in English)
Last week was a sad one for Catalan economy, since two terrible news were announced. The first one was about the latest unemployment figures, which kept raising until 20.5% by the end of 2011. These numbers were still slightly below the Spanish average rate of 22.85%, an absolute record value. The second one was about the call of voluntary bankruptcy filed by Catalan airline Spanair, laying off 2,065 workers and making the 140 million € invested by Catalan government a useless effort.
Last week was a sad one for Catalan economy, since two terrible news were announced. The first one was about the latest unemployment figures, which kept raising until 20.5% by the end of 2011. These numbers were still slightly below the Spanish average rate of 22.85%, an absolute record value. The second one was about the call of voluntary bankruptcy filed by Catalan airline Spanair, laying off 2,065 workers and making the 140 million € invested by Catalan government a useless effort.
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