Sievert Baustoffgruppe: Management Conference ... - Sievert AG + Co.

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Gerhard Schulze (Country Manager China Sievert Baustoffgruppe), Stefan Schlangen (Scientifi c Assistant to Mr. Sievert at the University
of Osnabrück), Hans-Wolf Sievert and the students in this year's MBA course at Keda (from l. to r.)
Intercultural Management and the
Sievert Baustoffgruppe in China
For fi ve years Hans-Wolf Sievert has
taught Intercultural Management as
guest professor at the well known
University of Science and Technology
of China (Keda) in Hefei. The students
in this course have already earned a
college degree and are now specializing
by completing this advanced
course in Management Business
Administration (MBA). One of the
highlights of this course of study is
a group visit to the Chinese affi liate
of the Sievert Construction Materials
Group as well as the subsequent
discussion with the local German
Manager, Mr. Gerhard Schulze. The
Presently a new track for high
speed trains is being built between
Peking and Shanghai.
When fi nished in 2012, this track
with a length of 1,302 km will
ensure entirely new dimensions in
the connection between the two
cities. This project brought
quick-mix its largest order to date
in China.
The fi rst track for the new route will
be laid on July 19th after two years
of preparatory work. This project
will employ one-half million workers
for laying the track by the end
of the year. Beginning in 2012 trains
Chinese students always show a great
deal of commitment and interest during
the lectures and fi eld trips.
For quick-mix and fdu China this university
project represents an important
personnel and product marketing
measure. Many students apply for a
job at our company at the conclusion
of their MBA studies and are
impressed with our products, so that
we can certainly win them as customers
later.
High speed railroad route between Peking and Shanghai
Major contract for quick-mix
are scheduled to run at intervals of
fi ve minutes carrying up to 220,000
passengers per day. The traveling
time will be shortened to fi ve hours
- in spite of intermediate stops at 21
stations. A gigantic project for Chief
Railroad Engineer He Huawu, who
described the operating speed of 350
kilometers per hour with the words
"Flying over the ground" at the ministry's
press conference.
With this expensive track with costs
of 220.9 billion Yuan (nearly 25 billion
euros), Peking will hold the record for
the fastest and longest high speed
trains in the world. In December 2009
the fi rst 1000 kilometer long section
from Wuhan to Canton was put into
operation shortening the traveling
Left rear: Ms Jiang Hong, Doctoral Candidate
of Hans-Wolf Sievert, right Mr. Wu Shouxiang,
alumnus, now employed by fdu China.
time to three hours at a speed of 350
km/h.
This project has put quick-mix at the
limits of its capacity. Nearly 35,000
tons of mortar will have to be delivered
within three months for this high
speed railroad section. This material
will be poured at the construction site
in combination with asphalt as a base
for the track construction. Production
will have to run in three shifts to
meet this demand. This construction
project is also an excellent reference
for increasing the level of familiarity
with Sievert products on the Chinese
market.