Beijing Capital Group Co., Ltd., also known as BCG or the Capital Group (simplified Chinese: 北京首都创业集团有限公司; pinyin: Běijīng shǒudū chuàngyè jítuán yǒuxiàn gōngsī, abbreviated 北京首创, pinyin Běijīng shǒu chuàng), is a state-owned real estate enterprise directly under the supervision of the
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the
Beijing
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Municipality (Beijing SASAC).
The Beijing Capital Group Co. was incorporated in 1994 and is primarily a
real estate firm. Headquartered in
Beijing
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, BCG has a business network covering
China
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as well as overseas markets, five listed
subsidiaries
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, and total assets of over RMB 180 billion (US$30 billion).
Core businesses
The Beijing Capital Group has four core businesses:
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Environmental protection
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, including water,
solid waste
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,
air pollution
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, and
environmental technology
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. The key water subsidiary is Beijing Capital Co., Ltd, founded in 1999 and listed in 2000 (stock code: 600008). In 2011, the Group's Capital Environment Holdings Ltd. subsidiary entered the solid waste disposal sector by acquiring the New Environmental Energy Holdings Ltd. (03989.HK), which was subsequently renamed Capital Environment Holdings Ltd.
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Infrastructure
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, including road, rail, and subways. Beijing Capital Group is a major investor in the
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Direct-controlled municipality, Municipality that consists of 29 lines including 24 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and two light rail, light rail tram line ...
in a
joint venture
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partnership with the Hong Kong
MTR
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.
* Real estate: Beijing Capital Land Ltd. (BCL) is the flagship company in the Group's real estate business, and is listed on the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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(stock code: HK2868).
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Financial services
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/funds, including the Beijing Agricultural Investment Co., Ltd, set up in 2008.
Overseas investment
France
The
Sino-EU Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, built by BCG in 2012 in
Châteauroux
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Climate
Châteauroux te ...
, France, was the first large-scale comprehensive
industrial park
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in a
developed country
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established and operated by a Chinese enterprise.
Despite these 2012 announcements, in 2020 the investments were not finalized, and the forecasted industrial park was no longer planned to be set-up in operation.
New Zealand
The Beijing Capital Group acquired Trans-Pacific Industries (TPI) in
New Zealand
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in June 2014 for NZ$950 million and set up the Beijing Capital Waste Management NZ Ltd (BCWM NZ). Regulatory approval was received from the New Zealand Government's
Overseas Investment Office
The Overseas Investment Office is the New Zealand government agency responsible for regulating foreign direct investment into New Zealand.
The Office is responsible for high value investments (2006: NZD $100m+), investments in sensitive land an ...
(OIO) in October 2013. In the New Zealand solid waste disposal sector, BCWM NZ has the largest market share, at 31 percent. BCG's investment in BCWM NZ is the single largest Chinese direct investment in New Zealand. In line with its application for Overseas Investment Office approval, Beijing Capital Group announced it would invest NZ$98 million in BCWM NZ to buy new assets, develop
landfill
A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials. It is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of waste with daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the 1940s. In the past, waste was ...
capacity, and introduce new
anaerobic digestion
Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used for industrial or domestic purposes to Waste management, manage waste or to produce fuels. Mu ...
technology at the
Redvale landfill in Auckland.
Jamie Gray, business reporter New Zealand Herald
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