Network & Partner

Founding Partners

BME (Association Materials Management, Procurement and Logistics)


BME

BME was founded in 1954, it is the professional association for supply chain managers, buyers and logisticians in Germany and Central Europe. BME sees itselves as network partners for all industries and sectors: for example industry, trade, public institutions or the financial sector.

Their objectives include the transfer of know-how through a constant exchange of experience, the training and further education of qualified personnel and the scientific work on new methods, procedures and techniques.

In addition, BME helps to open up new markets. Their Association also helps to shape economic processes and global developments.

As partner of BME in China, the services provided by SEPP are an additional opportunity for industrial companies for identifying new qualitative suppliers in China – especially in the emerging south-west of the country.

Riccardo Kurto

Riccardo Kurto

Managing Director at BME China

9750

Induvidual & Corporate
Members

1.25

Trillion Euro Purchasing Volume in 2020

30

Specialised Expert Meetings in 2020

900

Events

400

Lectures or Company Visits.

IAIT (Institute of Automation and Technology)


IAIT Logo

The Institute of Automation and Technology was established in Hannover, Germany – with boardmembers from top companies, academies, institutes, and governments. IAIT engages in promoting technology communications and enterprise collaborations in adbanced manufacturing industry.

IAIT’s partner including about 3.000 German corporations, 40 institutes, 50 European business alliances as well as 20 medias. Besides, IAIT has more than 10.000 indirect partners.

IAIT pursues two primary missions for China:

  1. Promoting German Industry 4.0 standards, technologies, practices, talents etc. worldwide.
  2. Helping German SME’s and hidden champions enter the chinese market, assist them to understand China, shaping China’s strategies and implement them.
100

European Innovation Institutions

3000

German
Enterprises

40

Institutes

20

Medias

50

European
Business
Alliances