COFCO Plaza, BID awarded

Beijing COFCO Plaza, awarded the International Arch of Europe for Quality, is a business center with a shopping mall located in Beijing, in front of the China World Trade Center.

BID Arch of Europe for Beijing COFCO Plaza at Frankfurt
It combines elegant structures with intelligent construction methods, creating a technologically advanced space which will keep up with the 21st century’s modern society.

Beijing COFCO Plaza
With an extension of 120,000 square meters that comprises apartments and offices, Beijing COFCO Plaza is in the vanguard of innovation and prestige.

COFCO Plaza Development Company is a joint venture of China National Cereals, Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation, Hong Kong’s Top Glory Group, and Kerry Properties. The corporation was listed as one of the 500 best companies in the world by “Fortune magazine” for five consecutive years, while Beijing COFCO Plaza was honored with the B.I.D. Award for Quality by Business Initiative Directions President, Jose E. Prieto, for its constant innovation and pursuit of excellence.

COFCO (Traditional Chinese:中國糧油食品(集團)有限公司, Simplified Chinese:中国粮油食品(集团)有限公司), full name China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation, is one of China’s state-owned foodstuffs import and export holding companies. COFCO Group is China’s largest food processing, manufacturer and trader.
Besides the foodstuff business, COFCO has developed itself into a diversified conglomerate, involving planting, cultivation, food-processing, finance, warehouse, transportation, port facilities, hotels and real estate. It is one of the top 500 enterprises chosen by US’s Fortune Magazine.
COFCO now has totally 5 listed companies. Two are China Foods Limited (HKEX: 506) and China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited (HKEX: 606) listed on the Hong Kong. Another three are COFCO Tunhe (SSE: 600737 ), COFCO Real Estate (SZSE: 000031) and BBCA (SZSE: 000930) listed on Shanghai and Shenzhen respectively.

The economy of the People’s Republic of China is the third largest in the world after the United States and Japan with a nominal GDP of US$4.6 trillion (2008) when measured in exchange-rate terms. It is the second largest in the world after that of the U.S. with a GDP of $7.8 trillion (2008) when measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis.[4] China has had the fastest-growing major economy for the past 30 years with an average annual GDP growth rate above 10%.[5] China’s per capita income has likewise grown at an average annual rate of more than 8% over the last three decades drastically reducing poverty, but this rapid growth has been accompanied by rising income inequalities.[6] The country’s per capita income is classified in the lower middle category by world standards, at about $3,180 (nominal, 104th of 178 countries/economies), and $5,943 (PPP, 97th of 178 countries/economies) in 2008, according to the IMF.

With a floor area of 430,000 square meters and a building area of 890,000 square meters, South China Mall boasts a commercial area of 600,000 square meters, 8,000 parking lots and total investment of RMB 2.5 billion yuan. It will be one of the grandest and largest commercial architectural complexes for mall in Asia and even in the world and will also create new global commercial peak after its completion.
Since the construction of South China Mall was commenced on October of 2002, it has been actively responded by a large number of international traders and all walks of life. Some of world top 500 enterprises including German OBI, British Teletubbies, Canadian IMAX, Shenzhen Causeway Bay Department Store and OMOMO, have become its allies. In addition, German Metro, ranking the third position in global retail industry, has settled down adjacent to South China Mall in Wanjiang of Dongguan. On top of this, many international brand dealers have also come to South China Mall. Dongguan Branch of Agricultural Bank of China has given credit of RMB one billion yuan. Being highly hailed by experts, scholars, authoritative media and the society, as an international commercial empire, South China Mall has demonstrated its elegancy and glory, and is bound to be a miracle of commercial history.
Based on highlighted characteristic theme integrating tourism, culture, shopping, diversion, amusement, sports, food and hotel, South China Mall has seven characteristic theme zones by taking water course as main line with sunny and zealous South California Coast and San Francisco, clear and enchanting Amsterdam, elegant and romantic Chomps-Elysees Ave in Paris, mysterious and passionate Venice, sensational and beautiful Caribbean coast and adventurous Tropical Rain Forest. Such zones display the world’s famous water scenes and create relax and romantic shopping and living environment: you can enjoy yourself and have delicious foods while shopping and also enjoy cultural communication and body-building while in diversion. In terms of humanistic concern, it allows you to enjoy anywhere and delivers to you the higher spiritual enjoyment besides the creature comfort.
South China Mall, the shopping heaven, amazing world, illusion city and a commercial legend of new century is expecting your presence.