Recently, Danfoss Group Chairman Jengen Clausen won the 2018 Chinese Government Friendship Award from the Chinese government in recognition of Mr. Clausen and Danfoss' outstanding contributions to China's development in the past 22 years.
Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Liu He, Vice Premier of the State Council, presented the award to Jengen Klausen
The Chinese Government Friendship Award was officially established in 1991. It is the highest honor award for foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to China's modernization. This year, 50 foreign experts from 21 countries won awards. Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Liu He, Vice Premier of the State Council, presented awards to the award-winning experts. The winners of the 2018 awards came from various fields such as health care, engineering, education, etc. Mr. Clausen is one of the few representatives in the industrial field.
Mr. Clausen said: 'I am honored to receive this award. This honor belongs not only to the Danfoss China team, but also to every Danfoss person from all over the world. It is the joint efforts of the Danfoss Group to enable us to achieve in China. While the rapid growth of performance, it also contributes to China's economic, social and environmental development.
CCTV News Network Screenshot: Mr. Clausen presents Danfoss' new generation of temperature control valve Danfoss Eco to Premier Li Keqiang
On the afternoon of September 30, Premier Li Keqiang and other national leaders cordially met Mr. Clausen and other Chinese government friendship award winners in the Great Hall of the People. During the meeting, Mr. Clausen presented the Danfoss new generation of temperature control valve Danfoss Eco to the Prime Minister. TM, and it is suggested that if the heat metering equipment is installed in the building, supplemented by the implementation of the heat metering and charging policy, the carbon dioxide emissions can be greatly reduced, the smog can be alleviated, and the building energy efficiency can be improved by at least 20%.
Under Mr. Clausen's leadership, Danfoss continued to invest in China since entering the Chinese market in 1996, and its performance has also achieved steady growth. Especially after he strategically upgraded China into the group's second home market, the company China's business achieved leapfrog growth. In 2017, Danfoss China's business grew by 30%, a record high, contributing 1/3 of the Group's global business growth.
Today, the Chinese market has grown into the second largest regional market in Danfoss and is the Group's largest procurement market. Danfoss has more than 4,000 employees in China and ranks second in the world. In June 2018, Danfoss launched the regional heating flagship in Anshan, Liaoning. The factory, introducing world-class heating technology to China, supports China's heating reform. At the same time, under the leadership of Mr. Clausen, Danfoss has been increasing its quota in China, expanding its research and development capabilities, and setting up in Haiyan, Wuqing and other places. Multiple R&D centers and application development centers.
For more than 20 years, Danfoss has also made important contributions to the construction and upgrading of China's green industry chain while exploring the Chinese market. Many local partners have grown up with Danfoss and have become an important competitor in the industry. As an important contributor to the Danish green development model, Danfoss has also been committed to promoting exchanges between China and Denmark in the field of green development.
'The China Government Friendship Award is recognition of the work done by the Danfoss China team over the past 22 years. We are honored to receive this honor,' said Fang Xingjian, President and CEO of Danfoss Group. ' By actively participating in China's development, we will further Expanding business and contributing to China's sustainable development at the same time. '
In 2017, Mr. Clausen received the Haihe Friendship Award from the Tianjin Municipal Government in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of Tianjin.