■ Heart to Heart Donation
President Sarah Yao Becomes the Highest Bidder for a Painted Fiat 500 in a Charity Auction
On June 7th, 2008, the Embassy of Italy in China and the Asia Pacific Les Amis d’Escoffier Society jointly held the 7th Annual Convention of Asia Pacific Les Amis d’Escoffier Society & the Charity Banquet in Support of Sichuan Quake Area, with the theme of “Rome Legend—Rebuild Your Homes”. As a key part of the Sino-Italy Culture Exchange Initiative—2008 Summer Italy, the Banquet showcased Italian sensational recipes and classic artworks, and specially organized a charity auction for the Sichuan disaster area. In the auction, Sarah Yao bid RMB 400,000 for the most compelling auction item—a Fiat 500 worth RMB 150,000 provided by Fiat Group Automobiles.
■ In September 2005, we signed the exclusive agency
agreement with ACuPowder International,LLC.
ACuPowder is one of the largest manufacturers of non-ferrous
metal powder in the United State. Their main products
are Atomized copper powder, Premixed bronze powder,
Prealloyed bronze powder, Infiltrant copper powder and
so on. These products are widely used for Bronze bearing,
Infiltrated iron products, diamond tools, Friction Materials,
Shielding Materials, Conductive Materials and so on.
To expand the market, ACuPowder Company signed the exclusive
agency agreement with our company in 2005. We are very
glad that the high-end customers in China now have the
opportunity to use American high-quality non ferrous
metal materials.
■ In October 2005, we signed the exclusive agency
agreement with Abbott Furnace Company.
ABBOTT Furnace Company is the largest and the most
technologically advanced Continuous Belt Industrial
Furnace manufacturers in the World. Its products enjoy
a good reputation worldwide by the stability of quality
and services. We are happy to be their exclusive agent
and have this opportunity to introduce their high
quality furnaces to domestic customers.
■ In December 2005, our company signed exclusive agency
agreement with Apex Advanced Technologies, LLC.
Apex Advanced Technologies, LLC is an emerging professional
powder metallurgy lubricant manufacturer in the United
States. Its product, Apex Superlube is mainly used
in the production of high-density parts. Its techniques
greatly reduced the cost than double sinter/double
press and warm compaction; therefore, it receives
the general welcome from US Powder Metallurgy industry.
For strengthen communication with Chinese powder metallurgy
industry, Apex Company signed the exclusive agency
agreement with our Company to promote and sell Superlube
products in China market.
■ In March 2006, our staff was invited to ACuPowder
for technical training.
During the one-week training program, our technology
and sales staff learned the copper powder production,
packaging and transportation and other various links
flow by the instruction of Bill Hurley, It strengthened
our company staffs' confidence for ACuPowder products'
quality and sales in the China market.
■ In July 2006, Mr. Daver, the president of ACuPowder
was invited for his first trip to China.
Under our company's accompaniment, Mr. Daver and
sales manager who were coming from ACuPowder have
visited the customers and made a market survey successfully.
We have achieved a good progress in visiting Shanghai
and its surrounding areas, including Suzhou, Wuxi
and Nanjing, one of the key areas of Powder metallurgy
industry in China. Through this visiting, Mr. Daver
has felt confidence to the market prospects for powder
metallurgy industry in China, and expressed that they
would like to work more closely with our company to
intensify the pace to enter into the Chinese market.
■ In April 2007, we have participated PM2007 Powder
Metallurgy Exhibition in Shanghai together with ABBOTT
Company.
We accompanied Mr. Gelsick, Sales Manager of ABBOTT
company, participated in 2007 PM Asia in Shanghai.
During this Exhibition, we have met some domestic
factories and discussed our concerns.
■ In September 2007, we accompanied the America customer
to participate in '2007 China Powder Metallurgy Academe
and Application Technology Conference' and '2007 Cross-Straits
Powder Metallurgy Technology Research and Discussion
Conference'.
We accompanied the American customer to participate
in this conference, helped the customer to know the
newest domestic technology situation and trend of
development. We also introduced the domestic materials
and powder metallurgy producers to America customer.
It is strengthened the communication between America
and domestic powder metallurgy industry.
■ In December 2007, the Head of International Trade
Department of our company visited ABBOTT Company.
Ms. Chen, Head of International Trade Department of
our company, was invited by Mr. Gelsick to visit the
ABBOTT Company. She discussed with ABBOTT Company's
management team about 2008 sales strategy. Through
this fruitful meeting, it improved the American customer's
confidence and expectations of China market prospects.
■ In December 2007, the Head of International Trade
Department of our company visited ACuPowder Company.
Ms. Chen, Head of International Trade Department
of my company, was invited by Mr. Daver to visit the
ACuPowder Company. Ms. Chen has discussed with Mr.
Daver, the president of ACuPowder Company, about 2008
sales and marketing promotions. In the Meantime, Ms.
Chen also invited Mr. Daver to participate in 2008
PM Conference and to visit customers with Clear Sea
as this will facilitate domestic customers to have
a better understanding of ACuPowder Company and its
products.
■ In December 2007, the Head of International Trade
Department of our company visited ASM Company.
ASM Company is a large powder metallurgy manufacturer
in America. Since the cooperation of our company for
purchasing powder metallurgy parts in China in 2002,
they have increased their importation from the initial
$100,000 to $3,000,000 dollars in 2007. ASM was very
inspired by the development of the Chinese powder
metallurgy factories in just a few years. They hope
that they could have further co-operations with Chinese
factories in 2008.
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