Shanghai - 14th June 2014 – Toscotec Paper Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was presented with the “Panda D’oro Award – 2014 edition” from the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China.
The award, aimed at promoting the “Made in Italy” and the Italian style in all its forms and expression, was given during the “Italian Grand Gala” held on Saturday, June 14th 2014 at Jing An Shangri-La in Shanghai.

Toscotec Paper Machine (Shanghai) won the “The Best SME Panda” as “The Italian SME which has successfully invested in the Chinese market in 2014”.
The award was presented to Mr. Andrea Palleschi, General Manager of the company, by S.E. Alberto Bradanini, Ambassador of Italian Embassy.

“This is a prestigious award – said Andrea Palleschi, General Manager of Toscotec Paper Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. – that rewards the activity carried out by Toscotec  team in developing the Chinese market with products and solutions designed to satisfy the evolving needs of customers, market and regulations in this great country’s tissue sector”.

Toscotec Shanghai’s mission is to be the benchmark for tissue technology in the Asia Pacific region, to provide the best service level to its Customers and strengthen the company’s presence in one of the world’s most significant and fastest growing markets.
With a skilled team of permanent engineers from both Italy and China, Toscotec Shanghai is now in a position to manufacture and deliver tissue paper machines to its prestigious Clients. Already active in the Asian market since early 2000, Toscotec S.p.A. has developed a strong commercial network in the Far East in recent years with the result that today twenty-eight tissue machines have successfully started-up for prestigious Chinese clients.

Jointly organized by the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce and the Fondazione Italia-Cina, sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Embassy of Italy in China, the “Panda d’Oro Award – 5th Edition” awarded those Italian companies that most contributed to the development and consolidation of economic bilateral relations between the two countries

The Grand Gala is a unique event that gathers entrepreneurs and representatives from both Chinese and Italian institutions, largely taken up by the Italian and Chinese Press. This event represents a great opportunity to promote Made in Italy and Italian lifestyle in China.