Day: June 8, 2021

The number of elephants in the herd has changed as the their journey progressed. The latest tally is 14, after one male left the group.

What has made these endangered animals leave their habitat and march north remains uncertain. According to some experts, the reason is probably that the environmental protection process in the area has provided a good habitat for the Asian elephants, which enables them to breed more. The march might be a dispersion of the population, with conditions allowing the group of elephants to leave and look for new habitats.

Local authorities in the places that the elephants visited have all carried out comprehensive response plans to ensure the safety of both humans and the elephants. In both Yuxi City and Kunming City, contingency plans have been launched with equipment including unmanned aircraft that were used to continuously monitor the elephants’ activities and emergency mucking trucks that were sent to block surrounding roads into the village. People were quickly organized to evacuate where necessary and food was also used to guide elephants away from urban areas.

Asian elephants are under first-class state protection in China and are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. The population of wild Asian elephants has been increasing in China, from 180 in 1980s to about 300 now.

The migration of the wild elephants in China has already stepped into international spotlight. Media outlets including TV Asahi, the BBC and the New York Times reported the animals’ ongoing journey, analyzing the possible reasons behind the migration.

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BAODING, China, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — June 5 witnessed the second anniversary of the operation of GWM’s Tula factory in Russia. Since the first batch of HAVAL F7, HAVAL F7x, HAVAL H9 and other models got mass-produced, HAVAL-branded automobiles have ranked high in sales volume for many years, and HAVAL JOLION recently approved for marketing has also attracted many users’ attention. All of these prove that the Tula factory has become GWM’s model in the international market.

The Tula factory is the first overseas vehicle manufacturing plant of a Chinese automobile enterprise, covering four major production processes: stamping, welding, painting and final assembly. At the early stage of construction, for the purpose of accelerating localization, GWM specially built a special railroad to connect the factory to Russia’s road network and introduced international manufacturing processes and quality management and environmental protection measures to boost the creation of a local automobile manufacturing industry cluster. Currently, the factory boasts an annual production capacity of 150,000 units and ensures smart, safe and efficient production. The parts of stamping equipment are transported using linear seven-axis robots produced by ABB in Sweden, and continuous mode presses by FAGOR in Spain. The welding workshop is equipped with ABB’s robots and EMS’s automatic distribution system, with the automation rate of the main welding line reaching 100%. The inspection line of the final assembly workshop conducts vehicle testing with the comprehensive test benches of Dürr in Germany. They fully manifest the new height of China’s automobile manufacturing. Moreover, to build a global supply chain, GWM has established an engine factory in the Tula factory and plans to provide and install engines for this factory on more than 90% of HAVAL automobiles by 2022.

Based on superior geographical location, the Tula factory can reach out to neighboring countries in Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Northern Europe, which is significant for GWM’s globalization strategy and will be an important node to connect the Asian and European markets. In addition, GWM’s Rayong factory in Thailand has recently announced a plan to launch 9 new vehicles in the next 3 years, including the two hot-selling models HAVAL H6 and ORA Good Cat, and is committed to promote Thailand as a new generation of automobile manufacturing center in the ASEAN region, and provide GWM with a strong guarantee to enter the world’s major automobile market.

The completion and operation of the three overseas vehicle plants have laid a solid foundation for GWM to further expand its global business. In the future, while accelerating its globalization, GWM will make more efforts to build a new image of “Created in China” on behalf of Chinese automobile brands.

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Certificate of Appreciation given for dedication and teamwork in delivering PPE during pandemic

SINGAPORE, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Personal protective equipment manufacturer Bullard has presented the Outstanding Pandemic Response Recognition to its valued channel partners in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region for their dedication and efficiency in delivering Bullard’s PPE during the pandemic.

In making the presentation, Vincent Lee, the general manager of Bullard Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., thanked the company’s partners for their teamwork and energy in delivering the PPE, which included power air-purifying respirators, healthcare face shields, safety spectacles and safety goggles that serve frontline health care clinicians, customs officers, dentists, outpatient service providers and emergency responders.

The Outstanding Pandemic Response Recognition was presented virtually.

“Bullard has and will continue to prioritize the health and safety of our employees, channel partners, end-users and all the people around the globe,” Lee said.

Bullard was recognized for its partnership with Toyota during the early stages of the pandemic.

With the demand for its healthcare-related products skyrocketing, Bullard teamed up with Toyota to increase production in warp speed. Shortages of face shields, respirators and hoods – all critical to caring for patients with COVID-19 – led to increases in demand for Bullard’s products reaching as much as 30 times normal orders.

“We are very grateful for the partnership with Toyota and proud of what we have accomplished together,” Wells Bullard, CEO of Bullard, said at that time. “We are driven every single day to advance human safety and it is incredible to see that Toyota shares the same mission. It’s in Bullard’s DNA to protect people and save lives – we’ve been doing it for more than 120 years, starting with our invention of the hard hat.”

For more information about Bullard healthcare solutions, visit apac.bullard.com/healthcare.

About Bullard

Founded in 1898, Bullard is a leading manufacturer of high-quality personal protective equipment and systems that are marketed worldwide. Bullard is ingrained in PPE across multiple industries including Life Sciences, Emergency Responder and Industrial Health and Safety. Product lines include supplied air respirators, powered air-purifying respirators and air quality equipment, thermal imagers, industrial helmet, firefighter and rescue helmets. For more information, visit Bullard’s website at www.bullard.com.

Bullard Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
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Singapore 486066
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