The China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC; ) is a Chinese

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construction company headquartered in

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. It is the largest construction company in the world by revenue and the 8th largest general contractor in terms of overseas sales, as of 2020. In 2023, the company was ranked 66th in the

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. While most of the assets of CSCEC were floated in the stock exchange as China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCECL), CSCEC retained some assets such as schools and hospitals, as well as the stake in China Construction International Corporation () which was not able to be transferred. Thus, CSCEC granted the listed company supervising rights. This construction firm has built several of the world’s tallest buildings and largest construction megaprojects (see Projects list below.)

Corporate structure

The CSCEC has numerous branches or subsidiaries. It is divided into five main divisions and twelve traditional core business areas, including eight Group's engineering offices and four Design Institutes, as well as its own national research laboratory. The main business units of the group are

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and

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, equipment leasing, trade, construction and facilities management. Its

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and

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, China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCECL) () (), was established in 2007. It was listed on the

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in 2009 with its IPO price at RMB$4.18 per share. The shares closed at RMB$6.53, 56% higher than its IPO price, at the first trading day. It was the world's biggest IPO in 2009, raising the capital of US$7.3 billion.

History

The CSCEC was founded in 1957 as a state company. Early on the country had an international profile building heavy industry and infrastructure in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The predecessor company opened its first overseas office in Kuwait in the late 1970s. The company broke from its regionally confined work pattern when it entered the U.S. market in 1985, opening an office in

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. The U.S. subsidiary began by building housing developments with joint venture partners before undertaking its first sole development, Lantana Lakes, a 107-acre, $27 million complex of 42 homes, in 1987 in

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. In 2009, the company was blacklisted for six years by the

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for collusion in the bidding process for the Philippines National Roads Improvement and Management Project. With the encouragement of the Chinese government and financing assistance from the Export-Import Bank of China, CSCEC has taken increasingly bold steps as a builder and investor of overseas projects. In 2011, the going abroad trend hit a new high when Baha Mar Resorts, a $3.4 billion casino and resort built and partially owned by CSCEC, opened after "extremely aggressive" efforts by the company to link with the Bahamas developer that started the project. It was the largest construction project undertaken by a Chinese company outside of China. The China State Construction Engineering Corporation is also constructing the new Athletics and Football Stadium in Grenada. In 2020, after the coronavirus outbreak, CSCEC built two hospitals in Wuhan in the span of 10 to 12 days. The 1,000-bed Huoshenshan hospital was finished on February 3, while the 1,600-bed hospital Leishenshan was finished on February 5. On 28 August 2020, the

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released the names of companies with ties to the

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operating directly or indirectly in the United States. China State Construction Group Co., Ltd. was included on the list. In November 2020,

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issued an

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prohibiting any American company or individual from owning shares in companies that the United States Department of Defense has listed as having links to the People's Liberation Army, which included China State Construction Group. Because of the company's continued business with Russia during

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, China State Construction Engineering is listed among

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by Ukrainian

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. In December 2023, China State Construction Engineers became a strategic partner with NWTN to develop new energy vehicles and green hydrogen projects. CCSCECL was responsible for managing the complex project construction process from planning and feasibility studies, to general contracting and financing assistance. NWTN will handle the projects investment and operations.

Projects

*Participated in constructing Daxing International Airport *Construction of the Great Mosque of Algiers ($1.5 billion) *Realization of the new university town of Constantine ($520 million) *New extension of Algiers airport ($550 million) *Construction of the

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of Egypt *Cairo International Conference Center,

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* AU Conference Center and Office Complex,

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* Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters,

Addis Ababa National Stadium The Addis Ababa National Stadium () is also known as Adey Ababa Stadium will be a multi-purpose stadium, which can host Association football, football, Rugby union, rugby and Sport of athletics, athletics, in Bole (district of Addis Ababa), Bole, ...

*Renovation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge,

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, New York * Ventilation shafts for the 7 Subway Extension,

, New York * Sukh Chayn Gardens Housing Estate is a

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in the

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. * Federation Tower, Tower A (Ostturm),

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: Europe's highest skyscraper * Shanghai World Financial Center,

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* Beijing National Aquatics Centre ( "Water Cube", water cube): the new Chinese national Swimmcenter in Beijing (draft planning in community with the Australian company PTW Architects, the office Ove Arup, and China Construction Design International (CCDI)). * Shun Hing Square,

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* Missile test center of the Shenzhou Space Center (one of the three largest Chinese projects of the eighth five-year plan, won the 1st prize for national scientific and technical progress) * Airport Passenger Terminal

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Chek Lap Kok * One Thousand Museum,

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* Leeza SOHO,

, China * Main administration building of the Bank of China,

* MGI Tower,

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* Haier companies building (refrigerator manufacturer),

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* Nanyang Technological University,

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* National Athletics & Football Stadium, Grenada * Enlargement of the Australian Embassy,

* Embassy of Malaysia,

* New German Embassy,

* Sky City, Changsha * Villa at the Consulate General in China,

* Sheraton Hotel, Pine Club, Algiers,

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* Marriott Hotel,

* Kempinski Hotel,

* Xianyang International Airport, Xi'an * Baiyun International Airport,

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* Taoxian International Airport,

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* Stadium project Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa,

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* Cricket Stadium,

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* Kathmandu-Terai expressway

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,($1.2 billion) * Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad,

* National Geological Information Center,

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* Underground water reservoir, Mmankgodi (in Gaborone),

* Gerald Road, Francistown,

* Binh Thuan Roadway Project SM2/SM3, South Saigon,

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* Culasi, Antique-Patnaongon Highway, Panay,

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* North irrigation project Jazir,

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* New Hindiya Dam, including railway bridge, the Euphrates,

* Boukourdane Dam,

* Mae Kuang Dam, Thailand * Rama Bridge, Bangkok,

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* 21st Century Tower,

* Arfa Karim Technology Park, Lahore,

* Lakeville Residences,

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* Burj Qatar,

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* The Hilton Dhaka,

* University hospital of

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(since 2016). * M5 Multan-Sukkar

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(CPEC) * Trump International Golf Club,

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*Medical project in

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($73.6 million) *Mixed-use real estate development in

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($466.8 million) *A major highway in

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($2.13 billion) *Tesla Giga Shanghai,

* International Trade Center, Dongguan * Rail Transit Control and Commercial Complex, Dongguan * The Exchange 106 tower in Tun Razak Exchange (TRX),

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(on hold) *MET 1 Residences @

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*Urban Village Phase II

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*Nasiriyah Medical City in

($950 million)

Subsidiaries

* China Overseas Land and Investment * China Construction Design International * China State Construction International Holdings * China State Construction Engineering Corp. Middle East LLC. * China State Construction Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. * CSCO Philippines Construction & Development Corp. (CSCO) * China Construction First Group Corporation Ltd. (CCFGCL) * China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Ltd. (CCSEBL) * China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Ltd. (CCTEBL) * China Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd (CCFEDCL)

References

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