Inbound China Projects

  • Advised Combustion Engineering Inc (later ABB) on numerous construction projects in China;

  • Advised Australian Gold Development NL on the acquisition of a molybdenum project in Zhangzhou, Henan Province, China; and its acquisition of an interest in the Seven Treasures copper/gold project in Changsha, Hunan Province, China;

  • Advised the Australian Wheat Board on its training bakery complex in Tianjin and its flour mill joint venture with Kwok interests in China;

  • Advised ICI Australia (now Orica) on a chemical plant development and financing in China;

  • Advised the Australian Government's foreign aid bureau (AIDAB) on its copper mine rehabilitation environmental study at Zhong Taoshan as part of Australia's aid program to China; Advised Renison Goldfields Consolidated on China's mining law and country risk aspects to assist RGC's review of mining opportunities for investment in China;

  • Advised Joe White Malting Systems (a joint venture between Joe White Maltings and Combustion Engineering) on a malt house project in Doumen;

  • Advised Kaiser Engineers on initial negotiations for a proposed 800 megawatt power plant project in Shanxi Province;

  • Advised on an Australian food processing plant in Jiangsu Province;

  • In conjunction with Macquarie Bank, advised on the negotiations with BHP Power, Sithe, and other power companies for a 200 megawatt power station with Beijing Mining Administration in Beijing;

  • In conjunction with Macquarie Bank, advised on the negotiations for a national freight centre in Beijing;

  • Advised Gentek Inc (Ontario based) on its negotiations with Well Shin Technology Co Ltd on a manufacturing joint venture in Shanghai Province to produce power cords and wire harnesses for sale to Gentek’s customers in North America and Asia, including Electrolux, General Electric and LG;

  • Advised Davy John Brown (now Kvaerner Davy) on its proposed aluminium smelter joint venture with Reynolds Metals of the United States for an aluminium smelter project in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China;

  • Advised Quanex Corporation on its proposed entry into the China steel and automotive industry; and

  • Advised The General Chemical Group Inc (then listed on the New York Stock Exchange) on two chemical projects in China. Initially advising on the short listing of five Chinese chemical companies and later selecting the most suitable Chinese partner. We undertook this task with the assistance of our leading Chinese network. We assisted our client through commercial and legal due diligence and the preparation and negotiation of all of the joint venture documentation through to project financing supported by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. The proposed project involved the negotiation and documentation of comprehensive Chinese joint venture documentation under the Co-operative Joint Venture Law of 1988 for two separate projects. The main joint venture involved the transhipment of our client's Michigan chemical plant from the United States to China.

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