Event Summary

From April 5-7, 2005, the China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition 2005 (CIPPE) was held in Beijing, China. CIPPE was a definite success and resulted in two known export successes for the exhibitors involved.

Industry Specialist Cindy Ling Wang recruited 9 U.S. petroleum and petrochemical companies, who booked 16 standard booths in U.S. Pavilion. Of these, 5 of the 9 firms were new-to-market companies. The CIPPE 2005 Exhibition was truly a collaborative effort between the CS Energy Team and ATC Team. CS Beijing’s Commercial Assistant Ding Jing and Wu Di, CS Shanghai’s Commercial Specialist Stellar Chu, and CS Beijing ATC Team Specialist Marc Chu and Jason Xu, CS Guangzhou ATC Team Specialist Barry Zhang joined Cindy to counsel show visitors and provided companies information about the participants in the U.S. pavilion.

The show opened on April 5 with Commercial Counselor Bill Brekke presence at the opening ceremony and ribbon cutting. Later at the trade show, Cindy and her colleagues made valuable contacts with many U.S. and Chinese petroleum and petrochemical companies who showed interest in the U.S. pavilion and cooperation with U.S. companies. The knowledge gained from the show will allow CS China to better inform U.S. companies about the opportunities available in China and with export counseling.

Next year's CIPPE show in Beijing, scheduled on April 3-5, 2006, CS Beijing plans to have a larger U.S. pavilion at the upcoming show due to the excellent response from Chinese companies and U.S. participation at this year's exhibition.