Chinese contractors in Netherlands?

Chinese firms may play a role in the ?1.5 billion A6/A9 highway project in the Netherlands.
March 5, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Chinese firms may play a role in the €1.5 billion A6/A9 highway project in the Netherlands. The project requires building a number of tunnels, bridges and connecting highways between Almere and Amsterdam. The 1093 Dutch Investment Bank NIBC is tendering for the project and has said that should it win, it would involve Chinese banks and contractors. The development is of note as Chinese firms are keen to compete in tenders outside of the country, including for European projects. So far Chinese contractors have had great success winning deals in other Asian nations and parts of Africa but apart from a few contracts in parts of Eastern Europe (such as Poland) they have not so far developed a significant share of the EC market. Winning projects in the Netherlands would be of key significance as the country is noted for its heavy traffic volumes, with a great deal of through traffic to and from its busy ports, as well as for its high standards of highway construction. Any Chinese road builder operating in the Netherlands would have to meet some of the highest construction quality specifications for highways of any country in the world.
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