"Welcome to Foshan entrepreneurs to Poland for trade and investment activities!" At around 10:00 local time on November 25 (about 17:00 Beijing time on November 25), at the China (Foshan)-Poland Economic and Trade Exchange Conference held at the PTAK Exhibition Center in Warsaw, Janusz Piechociński, Chairman of the Polish Asian Chamber of Commerce and former Vice Premier and Minister of Economic Affairs, said.
This exchange meeting is the first economic and trade exchange activity held by the Foshan City Economic and Trade Delegation since the arrival of Europe. It is also the "first show" of the first delegation in Guangdong Province to organize entrepreneurs to go abroad to carry out exchange activities since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in early 2020. Taking advantage of this exchange meeting and visits and docking before and after the exchange meeting, Foshan entrepreneurs raced against time to inspect the market and explore business opportunities. Among them, members of the economic and trade group such as Zhongyuan Innovation initially obtained the intended order, and enterprises such as Gao'ermei initially reached an agency cooperation intention with Polish customers.
China (Foshan)-Poland Economic and Trade Exchange Conference Site Photo provided by Foshan Electronic Information Industry Association
Polish merchants like "Made in Foshan"
First stop, the Foshan Economic and Trade Delegation took a fancy to Poland's multiple advantages - the country is located in the heart of Europe, it is the seventh largest EU economy , it is also the port of Central and Eastern Europe , and it is also the largest trading partner of Eastern Europe and China. The total import and export volume with Foshan in the first 10 months of this year also reached US$715 million.
"It is precisely because we have a solid foundation of cooperation that we chose to come to Poland for the first stop of our visit." Wang Lei, deputy secretary-general of the Foshan Municipal People's Government, said.
In fact, the Polish business community is also full of expectations for the arrival of Foshan's economic and trade delegation. "This is the first delegation organized by the Chinese government to come to Poland to carry out economic and trade activities in three years. We have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time," said Janusz Piechociński.
Through carrying out economic and trade activities, government departments have taken the initiative to stand up for "Made in Foshan". At the event, Wang Lei used a set of data to introduce "Made in Foshan". He revealed that there are 190,000 manufacturing companies in Foshan, and the output of nine products such as ceramics, microwave ovens, water heaters, air conditioners, and aluminum profiles, ranked first in the world. Many key indicators have exceeded the international standards. "Selecting Foshan products is equivalent to choosing quality."
Xu Xiaofeng, the Minister of the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Poland, also praised "Made in Foshan". "Foshan City is an important city in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with strong economic strength and industrial scale ranks 6th in the country." Xu Xiaofeng said, "I hope that entrepreneurs from both sides will seek more new opportunities for trade, investment and cooperation in the spirit of mutual benefit and win-win."
The government sets the stage and enterprises play the show. On the same day, more than 20 Foshan enterprises from home appliances, building materials, heating equipment, electronics, furniture and other industries participated in the event. Among them, Guangdong Wanhe New Electric Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Wanhe New Electric"), Guangdong Fuxin Technology Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Zhongyuan Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhongyuan Innovation") conducted live roadshows, and jointly introduced the company profile, special products, etc. to more than 30 local building materials, home appliances, furniture, and 3C industry buyers including PRYMUS, MPM, Grupa PSB Handel S.A., Versal, etc.
China (Foshan)-Poland Economic and Trade Exchange Conference site. Photo provided by Foshan Electronic Information Industry Association
Foshan enterprises have gained recognition from Polish merchants. Domino, head of the brand of the buyer Wild Wood, said that he was very happy to meet outstanding entrepreneurs from Foshan, and the two sides would have broad opportunities for cooperation; Jacek, head of Artdom, one of the largest importers in Central and Eastern Europe and a regular visitor to the Canton Fair, said that he hopes that China will organize more powerful suppliers to come to Poland; Marek, chairman of the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce, also proposed on the spot that the Polish purchasing group will fly to Foshan next year to have further exchanges with Foshan companies.
Visiting the market and discovering broad business opportunities
Taking advantage of the first rare opportunity in Guangdong Province to organize entrepreneurs to go abroad to carry out exchange activities, Foshan entrepreneurs have been racing against time to visit the market and explore business opportunities.
On the afternoon of November 24th local time, after the Foshan economic and trade delegation arrived in Warsaw, Poland, he immediately went to Media Markt Electrical Appliances City for inspection; after the economic and trade exchange meeting on the morning of November 25th, many entrepreneurs came to Warsaw China Mall and other places to further investigate the market.
Foshan enterprises also had close exchanges with local chambers of commerce. At noon on November 25, the Foshan Economic and Trade Delegation organized companies such as Wanhexin Electric, Foshan Delansi Technology Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Gaoermei Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Gaermei") to enter the Warsaw China Mall and conduct in-depth docking with relevant persons in charge of the Polish Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Polish Guangdong Chamber of Commerce and Polish enterprises in the mall.
Foshan enterprises have conducted in-depth docking with the Polish Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Polish Guangdong Chamber of Commerce, etc. Photo provided by Foshan Electronic Information Industry Association
During the period, Foshan entrepreneurs continued to discover new opportunities. Guangdong Galanz Microwave Oven Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd. business manager Su Jingyi noticed that small household appliances such as kettles, air fryers, , microwave ovens, etc. are selling well in Poland, and washing machines, dryers, , and dishwashers, also have great growth potential; Yang Songwen, vice president of Wanhe Xin Electric, found that as local energy prices continue to rise, Polish customers are increasingly favoring the air energy heat pump water heater products produced in Foshan that can boil water and make heating at the same time.
These discoveries are expected to be transformed into new orders for Foshan enterprises. Su Jingyi revealed that a Polish home appliance importer proposed that he hoped to cooperate with Galanz to sell microwave oven products in the future; Yang Songwen is also further collecting the needs of Polish customers and expressing his confidence in receiving orders; at the China Mall in Warsaw, Gao'anmi air source heat pump, heat pump heating and other products have received "olive branches". Some customers expressed their hope to serve as Polish regional sales agent, and the two parties have started specific consultations.
and entrepreneurs have made initial achievements on orders. When Foshan’s economic and trade delegation visited Poland, the China (Poland) Trade Expo resumed offline exhibitions for the first time since 2020, and Zhongyuan Innovation within the economic and trade delegation also participated in the expo. Zhang Weiqiang, general manager of Zhongyuan Innovation, revealed that on the morning of November 25, a customer placed an intention order for as many as 4 containers, planning to order about 6,000 newly launched smart mattress , with a total order amount of nearly US$1 million.
Figure 4 Foshan enterprises are participating in the China (Poland) Trade Expo. Photo provided by Foshan Electronic Information Industry Association
"In recent years, we have launched many innovative products, which are the time when global promotion is needed, but we cannot explain it clearly online in a few words, so we must show it face to face to face to customers." Zhang Weiqiang said, "We are lucky to 'get out' this time, and I believe we will definitely achieve better sales results!"
[Written by] Wang Qian Huashengyu
[Author] Wang Qian; Huashengyu
[Source] Southern Media Group Southern + Client
