SHANGHAI, May 29 — CCI FRANCE CHINE held its highly anticipated annual gala and awards ceremony in Shanghai, celebrating milestones in bilateral commerce. During the event, NXpark was honored with the prestigious “Sino-French Partnership Award” for its landmark Sino-French (Wuxi) Industrial Cooperation Park project.

NXpark President and Aden Energies CEO, Zhe Jiang, at the awards ceremony

As one of the most influential business platforms connecting France and China, this year’s gala convened key political and business dignitaries from both nations, alongside top executives from globally renowned corporations. NXpark shared the evening’s honors with industry giants such as Chanel, TotalEnergies, CMA CGM, Faurecia, and Arkema. Together, these companies stand as premier examples of deep Sino-French collaboration across luxury goods, energy, shipping, automotive, and advanced materials.

The “Sino-French Partnership Award” is highly selective, granted annually to only a handful of benchmark initiatives that deliver tangible impact, measurable outcomes, and sustained mutual trust. Guided jointly by China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the French Consulate General, the Sino-French (Wuxi) Industrial Cooperation Park is accredited by CCI FRANCE CHINE as China’s first “Sino-French Cooperation Demonstration Zone.” To date, the park has secured five major industrial projects spanning green manufacturing, energy, advanced materials, and environmental protection. Backed by French industry leaders including Legrand, Air Liquide, Veolia, and EDF, total planned investment in the park exceeds US$1 billion.

At the heart of this initiative, NXpark invested US$150 million to develop and deliver the Schneider Electric Green Smart Industrial Park. This facility serves as a flagship smart factory, seamlessly integrating R&D, manufacturing, and commercial operations. By combining cutting-edge intelligent manufacturing, 5G, AI, and flexible automation, the facility acts as a core platform for Schneider Electric’s ESG strategy in China—achieving full digitalization, decarbonization, and smart operations across its entire lifecycle from design to maintenance.

Leveraging the 30-year industrial heritage of the Aden Group, NXpark serves as a dynamic “two-way bridge” designed to deepen sustainable industrial trust between the two nations:

Empowering Chinese Enterprises Expanding into Europe: Through strategic partnerships with France’s Hauts-de-France region and industrial developer PRD, NXpark provides comprehensive, one-stop solutions. These services shorten the investment-to-production timeline by 12 to 18 months, creating a scalable blueprint for Chinese enterprises accelerating their entry into European markets.

Supporting European Companies in China: From master planning and smart construction to long-term carbon management, NXpark delivers zero-carbon infrastructure built to strict international standards. This capability was first validated by the Xi’an project—a major production base for Faurecia in China. Building on that success, NXpark has rolled out multiple modern industrial parks nationwide, establishing a replicable green standard that spans from BIM (Building Information Modeling) to digital-twin operations.

The Sino-French (Wuxi) Industrial Cooperation Park stands as a mature paradigm of NXpark’s localized strategy for European enterprises. Moving beyond standalone success stories, it marks a critical milestone in evolving Sino-French industrial cooperation into a systematic, repeatable strategic model. Looking ahead, NXpark will continue to bridge the industrial ecosystems of both nations, driving the global deployment of green, intelligent infrastructure and fostering long-term mutual growth and trust between China and France.