Seeing great growth potential in the Chinese market, German anchoring system manufacturer Fischer expanded and upgraded its existing production base in Taicang, Jiangsu province in March.

Its new heavy-duty anchoring and structural reinforcement product lines have been put into operation, with products set to be supplied to the Chinese market from this month and expanded to cover the broader Asian market from November.

Alexander Bassler, CEO of Fischer, said that the Chinese market is one of the most dynamic and forward-looking globally for the group, with the speed at which innovations emerge and are implemented at scale standing out in particular. The company also sees new growth opportunities in areas such as digitalization, smart infrastructure, sustainable construction and high-tech industries, Bassler added.

"At the same time, demand is rising for high-quality, durable and technologically sophisticated solutions. This opens up excellent prospects for our company. Our fastening and system solutions are used in many modern-day industrial and construction projects and make a valuable contribution to efficient and sustainable solutions," he said.

Kim Fausing, president and CEO of Danfoss Group, said the Danish industrial conglomerate aims to deploy more resources in China's data center sector, drawing on its global expertise and technologies to support scalable, energy-efficient infrastructure for artificial intelligence-led digital expansion.

"China has become a key player in global digital and energy transitions, as data centers play a growing role in the energy system, driven by rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence and cloud computing," said Fausing.

As its sales in China more than doubled over the past decade to exceed 10 billion yuan, Danfoss, which operates 12 manufacturing bases and four innovation facilities across the country, posted a 13 percent sales growth year-on-year in 2025, driven by strong momentum in sectors such as data centers and marine industries, where demand for energy-efficient solutions is rising.

As China strives to drive high-quality economic development through higher-level opening-up, this year's Government Work Report called for steadily expanding institutional opening-up, promoting the reinvestment of foreign capital and the expansion of localized production, and improving services for foreign-funded enterprises.

More than 6,200 foreign-invested enterprises were registered with customs authorities in the first quarter, while the number of such companies with import and export activity rose by more than 1,000 from a year earlier to reach 69,000, statistics from the General Administration of Customs showed.

These companies recorded 3.47 trillion yuan in trade between January and March, up 16.1 percent year-on-year, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of growth.

"Multinational companies are playing a key role in driving new quality productive forces, and their trade outlook in China remains strong," said Wang Jun, GAC's vice-minister, adding that stable policy expectations and an open business environment are helping them select more trading partners and tap into more markets.

Wang said global businesses' integration with China's manufacturing sector is deepening.

In China, foreign-invested firms accounted for more than 30 percent of each sector's total trade in industries such as automobile manufacturing, instrumentation and pharmaceuticals during the January-March period, according to the GAC.

Meanwhile, these companies accounted for more than 30 percent and 60 percent of China's industrial robot and 3D printer exports, respectively, with growth in both categories outpacing the national average.

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