Beijing, 14 March 2008 ——International Forum on Chinese Wind Turbine Industry Development, organized by the Energy Research Institute under the National Development and Reform Commission and sponsored by Bosch Rexroth China, was held today in Beijing. Bosch Rexroth China supported the Energy Research Institute to carry out a research project to study the development of wind power turbine industry in China and overseas.

At the forum, industry experts and senior executives from global and local wind power manufacturers gave speeches and discussed the status of the current and future development of the global wind power industry. They also discussed the challenges and opportunities for the sustainable development of China's wind power equipment manufacturing industry.

Senior officials from the Energy Bureau attended the forum. Participants of the Bosch Group included Dr. Rudolf Colm, Member of the Bosch Board of Management responsible for the Asia Pacific region, Peter Pang, President of Bosch (China) Investment Ltd. and Theo Ramhorst, Managing Director and CEO of Bosch Rexroth in China.

Dr. Rudolf Colm said, “The stringent technical requirements of the wind power turbine industry have provided great opportunities for Bosch Rexroth, as a hi-tech precison component supplier to the industry.” Theo Ramhorst, CEO of Bosch Rexroth in China added, “Wind power is environment friendly, and can help to reduce CO2 emissions and mitigate climate changes. Bosch Rexroth China is honored to collaborate with the relevant parties to support China's wind power industry. ” Bosch Rexroth offers innovative and latest technology in wind power equipment and therefore contributes to the sustainable development of China's wind power industry.

As one of the worldwide leading specialists in the field of drive and control technologies, Bosch Rexroth applies innovation to environmental protection. As early as the 1980s, Bosch Rexroth started the research and development of wind power component technology for the world’s wind power industry. Today the company has a wide range of component technology for wind turbines like gearboxes in varying sizes and compact pitch drives and yaw drives that allow the rotor blades or nacelle to adjust according to the force and the direction of the wind.

Bosch Rexroth is doing business in China for 30 years and has always supported the Chinese wind power industry. In 2007, Bosch Rexroth signed agreements with several local customers to provide whole sets of hydraulic power units for 1.25MW and 2.0 MW wind turbines as well as for long-term maintenance services for wind farms currently under construction in Laizhou, Shandong and Baiyun, Inner Mongolia. Also in the second half of the year 2007, Bosch Rexroth China started to expand its production base in Beijing in order to accelerate the localized manufacturing of its gearboxes products for wind turbines.

About the Bosch Group

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 280,000 associates generated sales of 45.1 billion euros in fiscal 2008. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its more than 300 subsidiaries and regional companies in over 60 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Each year, Bosch spends more than 3.5 billion euros, or eight percent of its sales revenue, for research and development, and applies for over 3,000 patents worldwide. With all its products and services, Bosch enhances the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial.

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.

About Bosch in China

Bosch founded its first trading office in China as early as 1909. In 1926, the first car service workshop opened in Shanghai. Today, all Bosch business sectors are present in China: Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology and Consumer Goods and Building Technology. The company operates 44 legal entities in China and has a holding company in Shanghai. Consolidated sales in China reached 2.2 billion euros in 2008. Some 20,200 Bosch associates in all legal entities and facilities are committed to bringing to Chinese customers the latest technology as well as the most reliable services to help improve their quality of life.

About Bosch Rexroth

Bosch Rexroth AG is one of the worldwide leading specialists in the field of drive and control technologies. Under the brand name of Rexroth the company supplies over 500,000 customers with tailored solutions for driving, controlling and moving plant and machinery, which are used in industrial and factory automation as well as in mobile applications. Being The Drive & Control Company, Bosch Rexroth develops, produces and sells components and systems in more than 80 countries. In 2006 the company of the Bosch Group achieved sales of approximately 4.9 billion Euro with over 29,800 employees.

Bosch Rexroth has begun its operation in China since 1978, and has built up three factories located in Shanghai, Beijing and Changzhou.

For more information on Bosch China, please visit http://www.bosch.com.cn

News sourc: Bosch China
Publish date: Mar. 2008