On September 13, 2024, the "Theme Promotion to the "Belt and Road" Countries", hosted by the Arab Countries-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Innovation Center, with the support of China.com Silk Road China Channel and Jordan's Seven Stars TV, was officially launched at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. Launched.
Xing Jiguo, Chairman of the Arab Countries-China Innovation Center for Economic and Trade Cooperation; Mohammed Suwiyel, former Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia, Member of the Saudi Commission for Economic Affairs and Development and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Commission for Communications and Information Technology; H.E. Captain Rachata Phisitbanakorn, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand; Morocco Mostafa Ezziyyani, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the AI2SD Global Summit and President of the Moroccan Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer, Guo Xiaopeng, Deputy General Director of the UAE Vision 2031 Global Strategic Partnership Center Fund, and members of the Silk Road Clubhouse team attended the event launch. The recommended list of 50 construction and decoration material enterprises in the "China-Arab Economic and Trade Cooperation Recommended Enterprises Directory - Construction Materials Chapter", published by the Material Application Branch of China Construction and Decoration Association and the Arab Countries-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Innovation Center, was announced at the event.
In recent years in the Middle East, especially in the Arab countries, the demand for Chinese construction and decoration materials has continued to grow in recent years, which is mainly due to the rapid development of the region's economy, the accelerated urbanization process and the continuous expansion of infrastructure construction. The Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, is blessed with unique geographical advantages and rich oil resources. In recent years, these countries have promoted economic diversification and modernization through the implementation of a series of economic reforms and development plans, such as Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. This process has resulted in accelerated infrastructure development and urbanization, which has created a huge demand for the building and decoration materials market.
China's building and decoration materials industry has faced a number of challenges in recent years, including overcapacity, rising costs, increased pressure on environmental protection policies and the impact of real estate market regulation. Overcapacity has led to intensified market competition, frequent price wars and squeezed corporate profits. At the same time, the rising costs of raw materials and labor also put pressure on enterprises. Tightening of environmental protection policies, requiring enterprises to reduce pollution in the production process, the use of more environmentally friendly materials, which increased the production costs of enterprises. In addition, the state's policy of regulating the real estate market has affected the demand for the building decoration industry, especially in the field of residential decoration. Nevertheless, with the advancement of urbanization and the upgrading of residents' consumption, the industry still has potential for growth, especially the growth in demand for green building materials and customized products. Based on the above domestic and international industry background, China Building Decoration Association, as a national platform in the field of domestic building decoration, we want to better help China's building decoration material enterprises to enhance their brand influence and go to overseas markets. The China Building Decoration Association Material Application Branch and the Arab Countries-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Innovation Center have jointly created the "China-Arab Economic and Trade Cooperation Recommended Enterprises Directory - Construction Materials".
On June 20, 2024, Liang Hongyu, Secretary General of the Material Application Branch of the China Building Decoration Association, led a team to visit the Arab Countries-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Innovation Center and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the President of the Center, Xing Jiguo.
On July 10, 2024, China Building Decoration Association Material Application Branch invited Xing Jiguo, Chairman of Arab Countries-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Innovation Center, to attend "Crossing the Mountain and Sea-2024 China Door and Window Industry Development Summit" and delivered a keynote speech at the summit on "Opportunities and Challenges of Chinese Enterprises Going Global". The Opportunities and Challenges of Chinese Enterprises Going Global". President Xing Jiguo pointed out that in the face of fierce competition in the domestic door and window market, expanding overseas has become the choice of more and more door and window brands. The "Belt and Road" runs through the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, connecting the East Asian Economic Circle and the European Economic Circle, which is an important direction for door and window enterprises to "go out". China - Arab States Expo as an important platform for China-Arab countries to build a "Belt and Road", the Innovation Center and the Management Committee will promote Chinese enterprises to go out squarely, solidly integrated into the steadily go up.
On September 14, 2024, 50 material enterprises selected and recommended by China Building Decoration Association Material Application Branch were successfully selected as "the first brand list of thematic promotion activities to "Belt and Road" countries" and officially released at the "Belt and Road" Technology Transfer and International Cooperation Innovation Forum. One Road" Technology Transfer and International Cooperation Innovation Forum.
The special edition directory of construction material enterprises will be officially released in mid-October. At that time, the directory will be used as an important tool for China Building Decoration Association Material Application Branch and Arab Countries-China Economic and Trade Cooperation and Innovation Center to promote China's construction material enterprises to the outside world, and will be promoted to the outside world through the Overseas Selection Center of the Arab Countries-China Economic and Trade Cooperation and Innovation Center as well as 800+ overseas collaborative units.