Supplying gas to the cities is a core business operation of Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd, which has 3.4 million subscribed gas users and 7,500 km of gas pipes with an annual gas sales volume of 3.6 billion cubic metres. Its principal business unit is the Beijing Gas Group Ltd. Operational since the 1950s, it is currently the country’s largest natural gas supplier and service provider. The unsurpassed advantage of its presence in the capital city, combined with its abundant gas supply, professional operational management and superior technological edge, have contributed to its leadership position in the natural gas sector. Over the recent years, it has adhered to a business strategy of “establishing a foothold in Beijing; following a domestic and external approach; putting a firm focus on the gas business and pursuing vertical integration.” Under this strategy, Beijing Enterprises Holdings have been able to expand its operation on a sustained and broad geographical scale. As its brand influence continues to expand, the Group has also committed itself to large-scale, mature investments to the upper stream of the industrial chain, in a concerted effort to extend the scope of natural gas applications in power generation, refrigeration, heating and automobile fuels, with positive results achieved in these areas.
Water and environment-related services are a key component of the major public-utility operations under Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. These include investments, design, construction and operational management as well as production of key equipment and facilities and related overall engineering works. In wastewater treatment, the Group is involved in projects across a diverse geographical region, including Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Hunan, Zhejiang and Hainan, where the cumulative scale of wastewater treated exceeds 900,000 tons/ per day. In urban water supply services, the Group has secured operational franchises for a number of projects both completed and underway, including Beijing No. 9 Water Treatment Plant, Phase I of Phase I of Beijing No. 10 Water Treatment Plant and Phase I of Weifang Water Treatment Plant, with a total water-supply capacity of over 1 million tons per day. Related subsidiaries of the Group include Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited, Beijing Enterprises Water Treatment Limited and Beijing Enterprises Holdings Environment Technology Co. Ltd.
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited is a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 00371). As a flagship enterprise of Beijing Holdings in water services, it is supported by a professional management team with a wealth of market-oriented operation experience; smooth capital-raising channels; a highly efficient governance model and professional excellence as research and development expertise. Its overall vision is to become an integrated investment and operational group equipped with a spectrum of investment, operation, management and capital management expertise all combined into one, coupled with active involvement in every part of the industrial chain. As a large scale professional water treatment group of China, Z.K.C. Environmental Group Co. Ltd has been made it to the list of “Top Ten Influential Enterprises in China’s Water Industry” for two consecutive years. Leveraging on patented technology developed from its own R & D efforts, it has developed a presence in four major domestic markets, including Southwestern China, Southern China, Central China and Northern China. Presently, it ranks eighth in the country for its capacity in the design of wastewater treatment facilities.
Beijing Enterprises Water Treatment Limited provides urban water supplies as its key operation. As an enterprise specializing in water system operations, it provides an integrated range of services including construction, operation, information consultancy and technological backup. Under its flagship is the Beijing Enterprises Water Treatment Limited, combined with special franchise projects including Beijing No. 9 Water Treatment Plant, Phase I of Beijing No. 10 Water Treatment Plant and Phase I of Weifang Water Treatment Plant.
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Environment Technology Co., Ltd. is primarily engaged in operations including investments, constructions and operations of environmental projects such as wastewater treatment, industrial sewage treatment and municipal water supply as well as urban waste disposal and disposal of hazardous solid waste. It undertakes franchised operations of wastewater treatment at Baishamen of Haikou City, with a treatment capacity of 250,000 tons daily, and landfill projects of Pingdu, Qingdao City.
The toll road business is made up of three major highways, including the Beijing Capital International Airport Expressway, Airport North Freeway and Shenzhen Guanshun Road. Due to its unique geographical location, the Beijing Capital International Airport Expressway has been dubbed “the first road to the country’s gateway.” As the main road linking Beijing Capital International Airport with Beijing downtown, it is one of China’s busiest expressways. Becoming operational since 1993, this six-lane highway spans a total distance of 18.7 km catering to a vehicular speed of 120 km per hour. Designed for a traffic volume of 6,300 vehicles per hour, it is a modern transport management system with informationized, systematized and smart features all rolled into one. The Airport North Freeway is an important road connecting Beijing Capital International Airport with Beijing downtown and northwestern area, via the Jingcheng Expressway. Spanning about 11.3 km, it was completed and entered operations in 2006. It is designed for a vehicular speed of 120 km per hour and a traffic volume of 55,000 vehicles per day. Shenzhen Guanshun Road, which is located in Baoan District of Shenzhen City, was completed in 1995 and became operational in the same year. Spanning 37.6 km, it is designed for a vehicular speed of 80-100 km per hour and a traffic volume of 68,000 vehicles per day.
The beer business is an important revenue centre for Beijing Enterprises Holdings. Beijing Yanjing Beer Corporation, its principal business unit, is one of the mainland’s largest beer brewery groups with a brand value of RMB2 billion and also the largest brewery facility of Asia. Representative of the beer manufacturing sector of the Chinese people, it has joined the ranks of the world’s top ten beer manufacturers. Presently, Yanjing Beer Corporation’s market share in China exceeds 11%. In Beijing and Northern China, its market dominance rates are respectively 85% and above 50%. Apart from having a strong market presence in the core urban regions of Beijing, Guangxi, Fujian, Hubei and Inner Mongolia, it has established 28 factory bases in 10 provinces and cities across the entire nation. With annual sales exceeding 4 million tons, Yanjing Beer is the nation’s best selling beer for 11 years in a row. With its sales volume expected to breach the 5 million-ton mark in 2010, Beijing Yanjing Beer Corporation is a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: 000729).
The technology business of Beijing Holdings is comprised of a combination of electronic payment and information technology, with a portfolio of investments in solid waste disposal, environment-related services and technology incubation. Representing its interests in this business area are three subsidiaries of the Group, including Beijing Development (Hong Kong) Limited, Beijing Enterprises Holdings High-Tech Development Co., Ltd and BMEI Co., Ltd.
Beijing Development (Hong Kong) Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code 00154), is operationally active in many areas, including rail transportation, a smart card program of municipal transportation and education. Under its flagship are three subsidiaries, including Beijing Municipal Administration and Communications Card Co. Ltd, Beijing Enterprises Teletron Information Technology Co., Ltd and China Information Technology Development Ltd.
Beijing Enterprises Holdings High-Tech Development Co., Ltd is involved in high-tech investments including electronic information, opto-mechantronics, environment protection, new energy (energy conservation) and new medical research.
BMEI Co., Ltd., which possesses the advantages of core technology and complete engineering projects, invests substantially in hi-tech enterprises pertaining to large-scale environmental facilities and high-end digitally controlled machine tools. Presently, it claims over 50% share in the mainland market for hazardous waste disposal. It also holds a market monopoly in disposal of hazardous chemical material. Large-scale projects it has undertaken include collective disposal of Shanghai medical waste, large-scale complete hazardous waste material in Xinjiang and overall disposal of everyday garbage in Côte d'Ivoire’s economic capital Abidjan.
