The 2011 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Exhibition and Forum (2011MIECF), which will be held from this Thursday to Saturday (March 31 to April 2), at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, has attracted the participation of 324 companies from 24 countries. The Organizer believes that this year´s edition of the MIECF will derive significant business opportunities to the exhibitors from all over the world. The exhibition venue of this year´s MIECF has been increased to 16,500 square metres, where a vast array of environmental products and services related to renewable energy, green transport, energy efficiency and environmental protection will be on display, including solar energy, wind energy, electric cars and hybrid vehicles, charging stations, battery and battery storage solutions, building technologies, green building materials, smart grid, waste management and water resources protection. In addition to the Macao Pavilion, the Pan-Pearl River Delta Provinces and Regions Zone, European Pavilion, USA Zone, International Exhibition Zone, several business associations and chambers of commerce related to the environmental sector have set-up their respective exhibition zones inside the venue, including the Macao Association of Environmental Protection Industry, Macao Energy Saving Association, Macao Ecological Society, Macao International Green Industry Union, Green Environmental Association of Macao and “Macau, China – Centro para o Estudo e Desenvolvimento da Indústria das Energias Renováveis entre Ásia-Pacífico e América Latina”. On the other hand, several well-known domestic and international car manufacturers and brands, including BYD, BMW, Mitsubishi Motors, Yutong, Zotye, Zhongda, Jinglong, Zhonda Jiling and GreenWheel will participate in the MIECF as exhibitors. Furthermore, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, from Japan, Lamor and CCI, from Finland, Sonkyo Energy, from Spain, EDP, from Portugal, Bayer, from Germany and Taiwan Solar Energy will also showcase their respective products at the MIECF. In order to allow exhibitors and participants to make full use of the functionality of the Macao business service platform, the Organizer will continue to provide free business matching services. A procurement area has also been installed at the venue, and well-known local hotels, such as Galaxy Macau/StarWorld Macau, Grand Lisboa/Hotel Lisboa Macau, Melco-Crown (COD) Hotels Ltd., MGM Macau, the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, Wynn Macao Resort will set-up their respective procurement counters at the site. Besides, several government departments and public institutions will take part in the green business matching sessions. The business matching sessions held last year have achieved remarkable results. 416 sessions business sessions were arranged, resulting in the signing of 24 protocols. The signing parties were from Macao, Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Brazil, Portugal and other countries. So far, the Organizers have collected 539 projects related to environmental investment and agency for environmental products and have pre-arranged 368 business matching sessions for companies from Mainland China, Macao, Hong Kong, Australia and Europe, involving investment projects and interest in the following products: LED energy-saving products, hydroelectric power, sewage treatment, electric cars and lithium battery technology. Relevant information has been uploaded to the official MIECF website – www.macaomiecf.com - and to the following on-line business matching service platform: http://bm.ipim.gov.mo. Parties interested to participate in business matching are invited to navigate to the above-mentioned sites, for registration. The Organizer will continue to gather cooperation projects and intention and all enterprises are welcome to submit their projects and intention. We sincerely hope that the Macao SMEs will grab the business opportunities brought about by the MIECF. For further details, please contact the MIECF Commission at (853) 2872-8328. For related enquiries, please contact the MIECF Secretariat by telephone (853) 8798-9675, fax (853) 2872-7123, e-mail miecf@ipim.gov.mo ou navigate the following MIECF official website: www.macaomiecf.com
