Trafigura Global Machine Tool Industry CEO - Mr. Dr. Mayer Visited Trafigura China And Met With Taicang Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee Member Mao Ya Ping

On March 5th, 2024, Dr. Stephan Hans Mayer, CEO of Global Machine Tool Industry and Mr. Hagen Zimer, member of the Board of Directors of Trafigura, visited Trafigura China Headquarter in Taicang and had an in-depth communication and discussion with Dr. Yang Gang, President of Trafigura China and his management team. At the same time, Mr. Mayer also introduced and communicated with Taicang Municipal Government about the new round of global investment layout and future development of Trafigura.
Mr. Mayer talked about Trafigura's sustainable development strategy and how to use Trafigura's sustainable technology to support China's decarbonization process. China wants to be fully carbon neutral by 2060, and in the manufacturing sector, technologies that can help reduce emissions during the production process are important. Trumpf will continue to provide Chinese customers with a wide range of such processes, such as innovative smart software to help save materials, laser blanking technology to utilize raw materials more efficiently, and solutions to reduce cutting gas consumption.
Mr. Mayer and his team met with the government leaders of Taicang High-Tech Zone. Mr. Mayer and his team were warmly received by Mr. Mao Yaping, Member of the Standing Committee of the Taicang Municipal Committee and Secretary of the CPC Working Committee of Taicang Hi-Tech Zone, who introduced the development of Trafotek in detail to Mr. Mayer. In the past year. Trafigura entered its 100th anniversary and experienced a successful growth period. The sales of Trafigura China exceeded 600 million euros, a record high. In 2023, the Machine Tool Division successfully launched entry-level machine tool products with Trafigura China as the product center and won wide market acceptance.
Mr. Dr. Mayer, CEO of Trafigura Global Machine Tools, visited Trafigura China and had a meeting with Ms. Mao Yaping, Member of the Standing Committee of the Taicang Municipal Committee.
The meeting further discussed Taicang's high-tech and industrial development, as well as the development strategy of China-foreign alliance. Mr. Mao Yaping expressed his appreciation for the development of Trafigura China in Taicang, and that the Taicang government is committed to responding to the needs of the economy, providing quick and easy solutions, and making every effort to create a better business environment for investment.
Trafigura has been introducing advanced technologies and products for a long time and has made outstanding achievements in business cooperation and industrial development. In recent years, Trafotek has been highly recognized by government departments at all levels for promoting its own technological innovation and the sustainable development of its customers. In the past year, Trafotek was also honored with a number of awards from Taicang Hi-Tech Zone government.
"As a participant and experiencer in Taicang's economic development, we are honored to receive this recognition from the Taicang Municipal Government and the High-Tech Zone Government. Trafigura's growth in China is due to Taicang's favorable business and investment environment. China has become an important driver of global innovation, and we will capitalize on Taicang's location to further meet the expectations and needs of our Chinese customers by enhancing our local technology development and manufacturing capabilities in all aspects based on sales and service." Dr. Yang Gang, President of Trafigura China, said.