Dear Business Partners and Friends of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA!
Dear Newsletter Subscriber!
I wish you had a great start into the year of the tiger!
 
In the meantime, Beijing has successfully hosted the Olympic Winter Games, where Austrian athletes were able to achieve extraordinary results. Now, all the focus of the Austrian business community is on AUSTRIA CONNECT China 2022 conference, which will take place on April 21-23 in Beijing.
 
The conference, which was postponed last autumn due to Covid restrictions, is the most important networking event for Austrian business community in China. This year’s AUSTRIA CONNECT will highlight the challenges and chances for Austrian companies resulting from China’s 14th Five Year Plan. Being an on-site event, we expect more than 100 CEOs, managing directors and local representatives of Austrian companies to participate in this high-level event.
 
If you are working at a Chinese subsidiary of an Austrian company, we are more than happy to welcome you in Beijing! Register today as ticket capacity is limited! You may find more about the conference in this edition of our newsletter. Wishing you an enjoyable reading!

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Yours sincerely
 
Dr. Michael Berger
The Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy
Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Beijing


亲爱的ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA 北京的伙伴和朋友们,

希望您在虎年有一个良好的开端!
 
北京冬季奥林匹克运动会成功落下帷幕。奥地利运动员在此次冬奥会上取得了不凡的成绩。现在,让我们把目光集中到将于 4 月 21 日至 23 日在北京举行的 AUSTRIA CONNECT China 2022 大会上。
 
AUSTRIA CONNECT China原定于去年秋天举办,但因疫情推迟至今。此活动是奥地利商界在中国的最重要的社交活动。今年的 AUSTRIA CONNECT 将聚焦于中国“十四五”规划给奥地利公司带来的挑战和机遇。我们预计将有 100 多名奥地利企业的CEO、董事总经理和本地代表参加活动。
 
如果您就职于奥地利公司的中国子公司,那么我们非常欢迎您来北京!抓紧时间报名,因为席位有限!欢迎在本期新闻通讯中浏览更多内容,祝您阅读愉快!

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NEWS / 最近发生了什么              
FRANZ KLAMMER LEGEND INSPIRES THE FILM AND SPORTS INDUSTRY IN CHINA

On the occasion of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games 2022, the Austrian Consulate General and ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Shanghai hosted two screening events for the film “Klammer – Chasing the Line”. The movie as well as the Q&A with the Austrian ski champion Franz Klammer encouraged discussions about future Sino-Austrian cooperation among the 70 guests from both, the film and the winter sports industry.
The movie “Klammer – Chasing the Line” is a romantic sports biopic set in the Austrian Alps of the 70ies and deals with the legendary downhill run of Mr. Franz Klammer at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The true story of the red-white-red ski athlete, who remains the most successful World Cup downhill racer of all times.
AUSTRIA'S ECONOMY REMAINS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC

The Austrian economy was showing signs of cautious optimism as 2022 began. After a significant gross domestic product increase of almost 5% in 2021, analysts from UniCredit Bank Austria also anticipate a similar strong economic growth in 2022. Private consumption in particular is set to become a powerful growth driver this year, fueled by the marked improvement in the situation on the labour market and greater certainty about health policy. However, the continued high rate of inflation could increasingly prove to be a sticking point. Also, supply bottlenecks might continue to last over the next months. The economists at UniCredit Bank Austria expect economic growth in Austria to be above average in 2023 too, with a GDP increase of 3%.
AUSTRIAN WINTER FEELING IN CHENGDU

Austria is not only a famous destination for tourism and winter sports but also the origin of many cutting-edge technologies in the tourism and winter sports industries. At two tourism and winter sports events in Chengdu organized by the Austrian Consulate General in Chengdu, the Austrian National Tourism Office and ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Chengdu, a diverse group of Austrian enterprises exhibited their products and technologies to the local audience.
The curious guests were able to see for themselves high-quality skis from brands such as HEAD, ATOMIC and Blizzard and gained insights into cutting-edge technologies such as those from AST, Axess, Doppelmayr and Wintersteiger.
EVENTS / 即将举行的活动                             
From 17 – 29 March 2022, Chengdu – often described as China’s capital of gastronomy and a rapidly growing market for luxury products – will host the third edition of Chengdu Panda International Food & Culture Festival. 

Experience Austria and taste Austrian coffee, wine, fruit specialties, and traditional Austrian food at the International Food & Culture Market at Jiaozi Avenue in Chengdu’s modern, southern Hi-Tech District. The event is public, and participation is free of charge. Registration is not required. 


With 2021 marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Austria and China we are excited to announce that this year’s edition of AUSTRIA CONNECT China will take place on April 21-23 in Beijing. The conference is the top networking event of the Austrian business community in China.
listen The theme for this year’s conference will be: ‘China’s 14th New Year Plan: Opportunities for Austrian companies?. China’s recent political initiatives, Covid-19 as well as the increasing complexity of the Chinese market require Austrian companies to rethink their strategy and long term goals in China.  
APRIL 25 - 28 2022, SHANGHAI


The Austrian plastics industry encompasses the entire plastics value chain, from raw materials to recycling. Hidden inside every Lego brick there are injection moulding machines from Austria. Anyone flying in an A380, the largest passenger aircraft in the world, can look out on fuselage and wing parts made in Austria – to name just a few. In 2022, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Shanghai and AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT Industry are organizing an Austrian Group Exhibition where leading Austrian companies will present their cutting-edge technology and solutions.

Our Austrian Group Exhibition will continue to offer you an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Austrian innovative technology and solutions in the plastics and rubber industry. Take this opportunity to explore potential ways of collaboration with Austrian industry leaders!
JULY 22 - 24 2022, HONG KONG


The  "Education & Careers Expo" in Hong Kong is a unique occasion to learn more about the offer of 6 universities and schools from Austria. Austria is offering a wide variety of disciplines such as economics & business, technology, music and arts. Austrian schools and universities offer an increasingly broad range of educational opportunities for international students. More and more courses are taught in English. Six leading Austrian universities and schools interested to recruit students from Hong Kong and Asia are represented at the HKTDC Education and Career Expo.






BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES / 商业机会                              

A-NOBIS Sektkellerei Norbert Szigeti GmbH


A-Nobis Sektkellerei Norbert Szigeti GmbH was founded in 2018 by Norbert Szigeti, probably the most experienced sparkling wine producer in Austria, together with his wife Birgit. In autumn 2020, the couple opened Austria's most modern winery in Zurndorf in Burgenland. The 4,200 m² winery was constructed as a green building (= built according to the highest ecological standards) within a natural area.
A-Nobis sparkling wines are produced using the traditional bottle fermentation method and range from three entry-level sparkling wines, eight varietal sparkling wines, two organic sparkling wines and four cuvées to the in-house champagne. This is produced under the direction of Norbert Szigeti in the Champagne region.

Company is looking for: customers

cargo-partner GmbH


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cargo-partner is a privately owned full-range info-logistics provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of air, sea and land transport and logistics services, with special expertise in information technology and supply chain optimisation.
The company operates more than 130 locations in 40 countries around the world to create fast and efficient solutions for a wide range of industries.
With the SPOT platform, cargo-partner ensures easy cooperation and full transparency throughout the supply chain.

Benefit from customised solutions in the following industries:
Automotive, High Tech, Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, Fashion 


Company is looking for: customers

REBLOC GmbH



REBLOC develops, produces and markets modern precast concrete vehicle restraint systems to enhance road safety worldwide. All systems are extensively tested according to international standards with real-life crash tests.
Continuous research and innovations ensure that the safety barriers feature the latest technology and meet the most stringent safety specifications.
With an extensive product range and more than 200 full-scale crash tests, REBLOC is a leading expert on precast concrete barriers with a worldwide partner network.
REBLOC is looking for partners, who want to apply or distribute the permanent or temporary systems in their markets.


Company is looking for: customers

Redblocsystems GmbH




Redblocsystems offers a highly profitable precast system that pays for itself within a very short time. The high-quality prefabricated panels can be efficiently and economically made from ceramic bricks, silica blocks, aerated concrete blocks (ACC-blocks), concrete blocks and other mineral building materials.
Redblocsystems combines the outstanding advantages of solid construction in terms of living quality, sustainability, thermal and sound insulation and other physical building properties with the increase in efficiency of the prefab construction method.

Company is looking for: customers

REDWAVE, a division of BT-Wolfgang Binder GmbH


REDWAVE is a leading manufacturer of optical sorting machines and supplies the most cost-effective plant designs for sorting different materials in the recycling and minerals sectors (waste glass, metal, paper, household waste, substitute fuel, plastic and minerals).
REDWAVE mate was developed as a digital Industry 4.0 solution to provide artificially intelligent support for sorting machines and complete sorting facilities. For monitoring and optimising the entire sorting plant!


Company is looking for: customers









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JOB OPPORTUNITIES / 工作机会
MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS expert with residency in China, MBA and 15+ years int’l work experience in corporate, media and digital communications, online marketing and events management is looking for a new challenge in China/Asia-Pacific. Austrian citizen, speaks German, English, Spanish, Mandarin.  
AUSTRIAN CITIZEN, male, currently residing in Shanghai, masters degree in applied economics, 8 years work experience as SAP consultant, business analyst and project coordinator, fluent in English and Chinese is looking for a new challenge in SAP project management in or around Shanghai.
If interested, please contact shanghai@advantageaustria.org
Your request will be forwarded to the preferred candidate.
Winter Sports Made in Austria
Austria and its Alps are renowned around the world for both winter sports and a large number of famous winter sports events. The country wows everyone with its ideal infrastructure and takes pride in its skiing expertise. In the winter of 2019/20, Austria recorded 47,5 Millionen skier days* despite the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic which cut the season short. Thanks to decades of experience and expertise, this Alpine republic is considered a trailblazer and master exporter worldwide in the winter sports industry.
Find all PDF-issues of FRESH VIEW on our website.
Results of the Austrian Business Confidence Survey 2021
Uncertainty remains but commitment to future investments in China have once again reached pre-Covid levels. Two years Covid-19 pandemic and three years of the Sino-US trade conflict have taken their toll on Austrian businesses and added further complexity to the Chinese market. The general mood is damp and the outlook over the next few months remains uncertain. China’s ongoing self-imposed isolation from the rest of the world - with no end in sight – is starting to negatively affect businesses. However, there is a silver lining on the horizon. Find out more details by downloading the survey.
Austrian Business and Provinces in the Spotlight: 2022 Yearbook “World Champion Austria”
The global economy and also Austrian business was severely affected by the global pandemic. It is however now time to look ahead and be optimistic. In the publication of the 2022 Yearbook of “World Champion Austria”, the publishers document how Austrian business and politics places importance on innovation and sustainability to come out strengthened after the crisis.
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