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China Resources
China Resources Holdings Company Limited (), or simply China Resources, is a Chinese State-owned enterprise, state-owned Conglomerate (company), conglomerate that owns a variety of businesses in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Some of its subsidiaries use the name in the form of the initialism CRC. History The company started as Liow & Company () in Hong Kong in 1938. Its original purpose was to raise funds and purchase supplies and equipment for the Eighth Route Army and later People's Liberation Army, then engaged in the Chinese Civil War. It was renamed as China Resources Corporation () in 1948. In 1983, the company was incorporated as China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited (). Operations The company's main business focus is the export of mainland Chinese products (including energy) to Hong Kong. Its retail operations are organised under the China Resources Retail group, and include Chinese Arts & Crafts; it also runs a number of supermarkets in Hong Kong, originally under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Resources Headquarters
China Resources Tower (), colloquially known as the Spring Bamboo (), is a supertall skyscraper in Houhai, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Construction started in 2012 and the building topped out on July 1, 2016. It surpassed Shun Hing Square as the 3rd tallest building in Shenzhen upon its completion in 2018. It is owned by China Resources, which has its headquarters there. At the foot of the building is the shopping mall named "Shenzhen Bay MixC", together with basement carparks. Subways connects the shopping mall with Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre and Shenzhen Metro Line 11 Houhai Station. Gallery File:Skyscrapers under construction in Houhai as viewed from B2P on Shenzhen Bay Bridge.jpg, China Resources Headquarters (tallest building under construction on the far right) and other skyscrapers in Houhai as viewed from Shenzhen Bay Bridge File:China Resources Headquarters.jpg, China Resources Headquarters in November 2016 File:One Shenzhen Bay and Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eighth Route Army
The Eighth Route Army (), officially titled as the List of Army Groups of the National Revolutionary Army, 18th Group Army, was a Field army, group army nominally under the banner of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Republic of China, established in 1937 as part of the Second United Front against Japan. However, in practice, the Eighth Route Army was under the exclusive command of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and operated independently of the Kuomintang (KMT) central military command. Unlike most NRA units, which were directly overseen by the Nationalist Government, the Eighth Route Army maintained separate political and operational structures aligned with CCP objectives. The Eighth Route Army was created from the Chinese Red Army on September 22, 1937, when the Chinese Communists and Chinese Nationalists formed the Second United Front against Japan at the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, as the Chinese theater was known in World War II. Together wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinopec
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec Group, is a Chinese oil and gas enterprise based in Chaoyang District, Beijing. The SASAC administers China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation for the benefit of State Council of the People's Republic of China. China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation operates a publicly traded subsidiary, called Sinopec, listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges. China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation is the world's largest oil refining conglomerate, state owned enterprise, and second highest revenue company in the world behind Walmart. History Domestic In 1994, Sinopec was among the large industrial state-owned enterprises of China which were selected for a pilot program of restructuring as state holding companies, thereby enabling partial public listings of its subsidiaries' assets. Sinopec Limited was established as a joint stock entity under the China Petrochemical Corporation Group (Sinopec Group) in February 2000. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Resources Gas
China Resources Gas Group Limited (), or China Resources Gas, was Incorporation (business), incorporated and registered in Hong Kong in 1994, but previous businesses disposed of by 2009 to be developed as a city gas distribution business. It is a subsidiary of China Resources Holdings, a conglomerate (business), conglomerate in mainland China and Hong Kong. References External linksChina Resources Gas Group Limited {{authority control Companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Government-owned companies of China China Resources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Resources Beverage
China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Ltd. or CR Beverage () is the division of China Resources that sells soft drinks. Its head office is in the north area of the Hi-tech Park (新科技园 ''Xīn Kējì Yuán'') in Nanshan District, Shenzhen.Consumer Goods ." . Retrieved on April 10, 2014. "Address:22 Langshan Road, North Area of High-tech Industry Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen "Contact 联系我们 ." China Resources Beverage. Retrieved on April 10, 2014. "总 部 地址： 广东省深圳市南山区科技园（北区 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Resources Alcohol Corporation
China Resources Alcohol Corporation (CRAC) is the second largest ethanol producer in China and the owner of the only cellulosic ethanol pilot demonstration plant in the world which operates continuously, 24-hours per day. SunOpta BioProcess Group provided the necessary systems and technology to CRAC in September 2006 and the plant began production of ethanol from local corn stover (stalks and leaves) in October 2006. CRAC's goal is to install 5,000 tonnes per year (1.7 Million US gallons per year) of cellulosic ethanol capacity by the end of 2007 and 1,000,000 tonnes per year (330 Million US gallons per year) by 2012. See also *Biofuel Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from Biomass (energy), biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels such as oil. Biofuel can be produced from plants or from agricu ... * Cellulosic ethanol commercialization * Renewable energy commercialization References En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanxi
Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is (), after the Jin (Chinese state), state of Jin that existed there during the Spring and Autumn period (). The name ''Shanxi'' means 'west of the mountains', a reference to its location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west and Inner Mongolia to the north. Shanxi's terrain is characterised by a plateau bounded partly by mountain ranges. Shanxi's culture is largely dominated by the ethnic Han Chinese, Han majority, who make up over 99% of its population. Jin Chinese is considered by some linguists to be a distinct language from Mandarin and its geographical range covers most of Shanxi. Both Jin and Mandarin are spoken in Shanxi. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Lin
"Charley" Song Lin (; born February 3, 1963) is a former Chinese business executive. At the pinnacle of his career, he served as the board chairman and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of China Resources, a state-owned conglomerate with interests in the beverages, consumer goods, and food industries. He was also the chairman of China Resources Shenzhen International Trust, and Harvest Capital Partners, an asset management and investment subsidiary of China Resources. Song spent 30 years in state-owned China Resources. In 2012, Song was listed as one of the "50 Most Influential Business Leaders" by '' Fortune''. He was a member of the National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 2014, he came under investigation for corruption and was dismissed from his positions. Career Song was born and raised in Jinan, Shandong. His ancestral home is in Rushan, now under the jurisdiction of the City of Weihai. His grandfather was a local official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Global 500
The ''Fortune'' Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by '' Fortune'' magazine. Methodology Until 1989, it listed only non–United States industrial corporations under the title "International 500" while the ''Fortune'' 500 contained and still contains exclusively United States corporations. In 1990, United States companies were added to compile a truly global list of top industrial corporations as ranked by sales. Since 1995, the list has had its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue. Several inconsistencies exist in ''Fortune'' ranking of cities with the most ''Fortune'' 500 headquarters. On June 3, 2011, the '' Atlanta Business Chronicle'' stated examples of ''Fortune'' including regional headquarters for some cities, excluding regional headquarters for other cities and in some cases excluding headq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital city is George Town, Cayman Islands, George Town on Grand Cayman, which is the most populous of the three islands. The Cayman Islands is considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is a major offshore financial centre for international businesses and High-net-worth individual, the rich mainly due to the state charging no tax on income earned or stored. With a GDP per capita of US$97,750 in 2023, the Cayman Islands has the highest standard of living in the Caribbean, and one of the highest in the world. Immigrants from over 140 countries and territories reside in the Cayman I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinker (cement)
image:LDClinkerScaled.jpg, 200px, Typical clinker nodules image:Hot Clinker 2.jpg, 200px, Hot clinker Cement clinker is a solid material produced in the manufacture of portland cement as an intermediary product. Clinker occurs as lumps or nodules, usually to in diameter. It is produced by sintering (fusing together without melting to the point of liquefaction) limestone and aluminosilicate materials such as clay during the cement kiln stage. Composition and preparation The Portland clinker essentially consists of four minerals: two calcium silicates, alite (Ca3SiO5) and belite (Ca2SiO4), along with tricalcium aluminate (Ca3Al2O6) and calcium aluminoferrite (Ca2(Al,Fe)2O5). These main mineral phases are produced by heating at high temperature clays and limestone. The major raw material for the clinker-making is usually limestone mixed with a second material containing clay as a source of alumino-silicate. An impure limestone containing clay or silicon dioxide (SiO2) can be used. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Fung Hong
Ng Fung Hong () is a Chinese company, owned by China Resources and listed in Hong Kong. It describes itself as the largest food distributor in Hong Kong, with interests in food distribution; food production, processing and trading; food retail and supermarket; marine fishing; and abattoir operations. History Ng Fung Hong was founded in Hong Kong in 1951 as "a modest trading agent in Bonham Strand". Two decades later it became part of mainland giant China Resources, and is now a vertically integrated food enterprise "under the auspices of China's Ministry of ommerce. On 25 October 1995, the company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 1998, the company made a net profit of HK$525.1 million. Beef monopoly The company is the only agent endorsed by the China Ministry of Commerce to export live cattle to Hong Kong. This monopoly is of concern to the Hong Kong and Chinese governments. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
