Partnership will promote Advanced Engineering Design and Information Management Technology in China

Beijing, China – 21 December 2011: AVEVA (LSE:AVV), a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, announces that it has signed a Strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Beijing with the China Petroleum & Chemical Engineering Survey and Design Association (CPCESDA).  AVEVA and CPCESDA have allied together to provide engineering design and information management technology and training for EPCs in the China petrochemical industry.  Members of the CPCESDA include China’s petroleum giants CNPC, Sinopec and CNOOC.

“We are pleased to be working with CPCESDA in this new partnership to meet the growing petrochemical industry needs for advanced engineering design and information management technologies”, said Paul Eveleigh, AVEVA Executive Vice President for Greater China. “Having been a long time player in China, AVEVA is further increasing its exposure to this fast growing market and strengthening our local team to meet the demand of our existing and potential customers in the petrochemical industry. As a result of the signing of this MOU, AVEVA will foster better engineering and enterprise solutions adoption in the China petrochemical industry, and assist the members of CPCESDA to achieve design approach innovation, and full engineering lifecycle management through advanced software and solutions.”

Mr. Rong Shili, Chairman from CPCESDA said, “China is a rapidly-growing GDP country and the second largest economy in the world. The petrochemical industry plays a critical role in the infrastructure of developing China, and the growth in the petrochemical industry will maintain this rapid pace for many years to come. Promoting and ramping up 3D engineering and design as well as full lifecycle management technology will allow a promising future in the petrochemical industry. AVEVA have many successful users and customers in China, most of them members of this association. Supporting and promoting the technical development of our members is one of the missions of the association and I believe our new partnership with AVEVA will definitely bring tremendous benefits to all these members. We will quickly begin planning the activities for this strategic agreement between the two sides, by heavily promoting AVEVA’s 3D collaborative design technology and advanced applications in the petrochemical engineering and design industry”.

Through bilateral effort, both parties will seek to establish and improve the standards of 3D and integrated engineering design for the Chinese petrochemical industry. AVEVA will support the association by providing best-in-class technical support and professional services to the members by holding technical seminars on engineering design and information management.

 

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About CPCESDA
Established in 1985, China Petroleum & Chemical Engineering Survey and Design Association (originally China Chemical Engineering Survey and Design Association) is a nation-wide social organization formed by national organizations in such engineering service fields as consultancy, survey, design, project management, EPC project contracting, etc. of the petroleum and chemical industries, and others directly related to these two primary industries. All of the association members are corporations. Today the Association has 230 members across 20 disciplines and are active in industries such as chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, offshore oil, pharmaceutical, light, aviation and space, PLA armaments, machinery, nuclear, electronic, and construction. The Association was awarded the China AAAA grade social organization status by the Ministry of Civil Affairs in 2009.

For further information on CPCESDA visit www.ccesda.com.

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