China invests in Europe 2025 – effort continued unabated: Cainiao’s Warehouse in Poland
Europe, as usual, still is the favourite destination of China investments. Today, Chinese businesses are steadfast continuing at full strength eyeing the European market despite business conditions tougher, the many pitfalls they faced.
Nevertheless, recently, Chinese Cainiao has officially launched a new warehouse in Rokitno, Poland... China EV battery factory invest $4.33 billion in Spain, $1 billion plant in Türkiye.
Chinese businesses pursue to open their operations in the European market, search for strategic locations with intensity and strength, their effort continued unabated. Look at this recent article from China Economic Net
Cainiao Global Supply Chain reports that its Poland-based overseas warehouses experienced a shipment growth of more than 120% year-on-year in 2024.
European consumers showed robust demand for Chinese products, with categories like 3C electronics, power tools, lighting, and automotive accessories leading the growth.
In response to the surging logistics needs of cross-border e-commerce, Cainiao has officially launched a new warehouse in Rokitno, Poland.
The facility is strategically located within a two-hour radius of Poznan Airport, Szczecin Port, and Berlin, Germany, ensuring efficient connectivity to key transport nodes.
According to Ecommerce News Europe, the market size of Poland's e-commerce sector is expected to reach €58 billion in 2024, with a sustained annual growth rate of 10%-15% projected for 2025. Chinese products are particularly popular among Polish consumers.
At present, Cainiao Global Supply Chain operates three overseas warehouses in Poland, offering "2-3 day delivery" within the country and "7-day delivery" across Europe.
Cainiao Global Supply Chain currently operates over 40 overseas warehouses across 18 countries and regions in Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific.
In Europe, Cainiao's overseas warehouses span more than 400,000 square meters, offering "2-3 day delivery" services in Poland, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and other countries......See more from China Economic Net here
In addition, Chinese businesses steadfast, strategically seeking to expand their footprint in the European market, locate in the local of Europe, such as........... China EV battery factory invest $4.33 billion in Spain, $1 billion plant in Turkey.
According to Reuters reporting that Stellantis and Chinese battery maker CATL will invest 4.1 billion euros ($4.33 billion) to build one of Europe's largest electric vehicle battery factories in Spain.
The 50-50 joint venture in Zaragoza in northeastern Spain is expected to start production by the end of 2026 and could reach a capacity of 50 gigawatt hours—enough to power an average of 700,000 cars a day, according to the Netherlands-based Electric Vehicle Database.
Capacity will depend on the evolution of the EV market in the region and on support from authorities, said the two companies, who had announced plans for a factory in Europe a year ago.
Moreover, Chinese companies also invested in Turkey, Chinese electric vehicle plant to build in Tukey - major investment
BYD plans major investment in Turkey.
An electric vehicle plant that BYD plans to build in Turkey will start operations as scheduled by the end of 2026, said Kaan Masatci, a project manager at Turkey’s presidential investment office, denying rumors that BYD is halting its major investment in the country.
The manufacturing project has received all the necessary permissions and is expected to begin construction early next year at a site in Turkey’s western Manisa province, Masatci told Caixin last week, adding that another Chinese manufacturer is eager to reach a deal with the government.
In conclusion, in 2025, we will see China invests in Europe - effort continued unabated in 2025, more Chinese businesses expand globally, particularly China’s outbound direct invest in Europe across countries & regions will have a new outlook in 2025......
We will continue watching A chain of multi-billion-euro investments in battery and EV plants across Europe pushed Chinese greenfield investment steady grow to more sequence billion EUR investments....
Europe, recognized as one of the China’s leading destinations for companies search for strategic locations, pursue to open their operations outside, their effort continued unabated....
