Intralink develops Chinese marketplace for clean technologies

London, UK – 22nd June 2007 – On the back of growing awareness in China of local and global environmental issues, European and US companies are seeing a surge in demand for clean technologies and products.

“Over the past year, we have seen increasing demand for cleaner, greener solutions as China faces up to its environmental problems. This is being driven by a combination of local legislation as well as calls from Western companies and governments for safe and environmentally-sound products,” said Intralink COO, Greg Sutch.

China’s president, Hu Jin Tao, gave a strong indication of China’s commitment to the environment when he announced at the recent G8 summit in Germany that China would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2050.

Wind-power generation is one way of doing this. By 2010, China aims to increase the proportion of energy produced from renewable sources to 10 percent of the total, mostly from wind power. Responding to a growth in demand from manufacturers of wind-turbine blades, Dutch company Colbond BV commissioned Intralink to undertake a market opportunity assessment. Colbond supplies the "spacer" and “flow medium” materials that is used in the manufacture of the composite structure for the blades.

“We have identified significant sales potential in the Chinese wind-turbine blade sector, and we are delighted that Colbond has retained us beyond our initial three-month engagement to implement their China marketing plan,” said Greg Sutch.

From the opposite direction, there is strong demand for biodegradable and recycled packaging materials from large supermarket and retail chains in the UK. Green Solutions, a privately-funded start-up, appointed Intralink to identify and benchmark Chinese suppliers of eco-friendly sheet and film materials for the production of supermarket carrier bags and other types of packaging. Green Solutions is responding to the massive surge in demand for water-soluble materials which has resulted in a shortage of supply from traditional sources.

Intralink is also working with other companies developing green technologies. These include Cambridge-based CMR Fuel Cells, which leads the way in the development of fuel cells for portable applications, such as laptop computers; Eminox Limited, which manufactures emission control systems for commercial vehicles; and Pertec Limited, which has developed a revolutionary technology for the removal of particulates in diesel exhaust systems.

For a full listing of Intralink’s client services, visit www.intralink.biz.