EAC Shanghai back to the office as epidemic situation stabilizesAfter two months of work from home due to the COVID-19 situation in Shanghai, our local consultants are all back in the office from this week onwards. After trial runs by smaller groups over the last two weeks, the situation has now been deemed stable office to have the entire team back at once.In the morning, all employees were greeted with a Welcome Package, including sanitizer and other prevention materials, as well as small cupcakes. During the lockdown, EAC had already supplied its employees with vital food packages twice.LatestApril 4, 2024Navigating …

Astotec China – production capacity expansionEAC International Consulting is proud to have supported ASTOTEC with the screening of initially several countries across Asia and then over 80 development parks inside China for production capacity expansion, considering commercial, technical, trade and local resource conditions. EAC’s scope included on-site analysis of all short-listed development parks on feasibility for ASTOTEC’s needs, labor force availability, negotiation of investment conditions and incentives, supplier search and screening, and steering of all relevant third parties, among others. We are pleased to have successfully accompanied this project during the past months and wish ASTOTEC a successful realization and …

The new wave of localization – why many foreign companies build a ’second home‘ in ChinaPushed by demand from the EU and US, China recorded its biggest trade surplus to date. And almost all major corporations – from DuPont and Airbus to Tesla and Lego – have meanwhile set up innovation or R&D centers in China. Marco Beba, Managing Consultant at EAC Shanghai, explains why it is increasingly important for foreign companies to buid a ‘second home’ in China. In his article for the Spring 2022 issue of „German Chamber Ticker” Marco Beba analyses the major reasons why foreign firms …

Emergency Aid for Ukraine EAC International Consulting and its entire team stand in solidarity with the citizens of Ukraine in this difficult time.    Anna Ahlborn, EAC Partner since many years, grew up in Ukraine and immediately built a supply chain to help with the provision of living space and immediate support in Germany as well as locally with emergency medical care for people in the Ukraine. EAC as a Group donates direct financial aids via Anna.   Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, EAC terminates all business relations in Russia with immediate effect.LatestApril 4, 2024Navigating the ‚New China Playbook‘: …

China Review 2021 – a Recap of Key Market DevelopmentsAfter the eventful 2020, who would have expected 2021 to bring even greater changes? This was certainly the case for China, where we have witnessed a flood of new (geo-)political, regulatory and economic developments over the last months. This year truly marked the arrival of a “new normal” at last. Since an all-encompassing summary is impossible and most likely soon outdated anyway, let us just briefly state our take on the chasm that business in China is currently facing: dynamic growth for most of our clients and a remaining high strategic …

Asian supply chains in a post-pandemic world – EAC’s Asia “Relocation Probability Index” The first EAC “Relocation Probability Index” with a focus on Asia was first published in 2019. The index looked at recent trends and indicators in international trade to analyze which industries are most likely to transform their supply chains and where companies are expected to go. At the time, the US-China trade war was accelerating an ongoing trend – the diversification of supply chains across the globe.Since then, the world has changed in previously unimaginable ways. Although tariffs between China and the United States remain firmly in …

German Businesses need to think in a more CHINESE wayRead the in-depth interview with Daniel Berger published in the current brand eins issue. Under the title „We need to think more Chinese“, the EAC China expert advises German companies to act faster and more agile if they want to continue to be successful in China. Business models need to be adapted and companies need to act in a more systemically relevant way so that they avoid becoming replaceable in the long-term.The interview is part of the renowned industry report „Best Management Consultants 2021”, where EAC International Consulting has once again …

Additive Manufacturing in China – Insights on the State of Market and Industry 3D expert Marco Beba, EAC Shanghai, sheds light on Additive Manufacturing Industry developments and future trends in China, a hotbed for this technology and one of EAC’s core focus markets since 25 years.Additive Manufacturing, often also referred to as “3D Printing”, is an innovative manufacturing technology estimated to revolutionize production processes and value chains in the coming years. These unprecedented possibilities have already attracted numerous startups as well as established companies commercializing the technology by providing 3D scanners, printers, materials and services. Leading OEMs have started to …

COVID-19 in China – Business Implications and resulting Needs for ActionSince its first nationwide cases in early December 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak has reached out to nations around the world. In China more than 80,000 individuals are infected, worldwide over 160,000 (as of 16th March 2020). The outbreak has effectively paralyzed the entire Chinese economy. Though selective businesses have presumed operations by now, the economic aftermaths are severe. Simply given China’s contribution to the global GDP and cross-industrial importance nowadays, the former IMF deputy managing director Zhu Min estimates an economic loss of around 200 billion USD in the first …