Project Summary: |
Cooperator: Evergreen Building Products Association (Tacoma, WA)
Industry: Building products
Markets: China
MDCP award: $148,242
EBPA match: $297,000
Exports: $23,110,977
Period: 2008-2011
Project Scope: (1) Prepare and conduct multiple sales missions and seminars focused on energy efficient and earthquake resistant building technologies. (2) Organize an annual US pavilion at a trade show in China focused on energy efficient and green building materials. (3) Identify potential buyers for US building materials, and influence Chinese building codes and standards. (4) Provide market information and help companies develop business strategies for selling products and services to China.
Key ITA team members: Commercial Service: CS/China, Seattle USEAC; Manufacturing and Services: Building Materials. |
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EBPA Exports Create or Maintain 48 Jobs in Oregon |
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Evergreen Building Products Association consits of building materials manufacturers, distributors, and service providers representing wood and non-wood building materials. The association is based in Tacoma, WA but has members throughout the U.S.
Project
EBPA focuses on energy efficiency and earthquake resistant building technologies. EBPA is helping U.S. firms find customers in China’s second- and third-tier Chinese cites by leading technical seminars and trade missions. EBPA organizes an annual U.S. pavilion at a China green building show. It identifies potential buyers for U.S. products, influences China building codes and standards, and provides market information to U.S. firms.
Vanport Creates 48 Jobs
Because of this project, Vanport International, Inc., developed nine new customers in China. These new customers regularly buy $500,000 to $700,000 in wood products each month. The Oregon-based company has created or maintained at least 48 jobs due to sales to these new customers in China. |
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 High value-added products such as this U.S.-made wood foot bridge are popular with landscape architects in China. |
