China’s High-Speed Rails Disgraced by Fake Halfen.doc

China?s High-Speed Rails Disgraced by Fake Halfen The original cast-in channels from Germany that are widely used in the high-speed railway of China were reported to fail the antiwear and anti-fire tests. In addition, the suppliers neither sent out the sample for the examination in time nor brought forth relevant examination reports. Moreover, its role of being “originally made in Germany” now is being questioned as it might be“made in China”. Actually, the People?s Daily reported the Halfen event early in December 2011. But the following report was nowhere to be seen. Why did Halfen, a well-established German company famous for its preciseness, resort to deception in China? Then, how can an enterprise which never sent out its products for examination or brought forth relevant examination reports nearly take the dominant place in the market? A source explained that the Halfen in China is not the German Halfen as its headquarters in Germany knows nothing about this. In addition, Halfen China is famous for its PR capability and there supplies 70% of the cast-in channels in China. The Ministry of Railway is reported to attach great importance to this matter and the investigation has already begun. Century-old Halfen Might Be “Pirated” Halfen is an old brand which is widely respected and praised in the world. This company was founded in 1929 and enjoys unprecedented fame in the global construction area. The cast-in channels it produces is the most popular among all similar products and are widely used in the high-speed railways of Germany, Japan and France. Halfen stepped into China in 2005. In that year, China 4th Railway Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd introduced Halfen?s cast-in channels in the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-speed Railway. In the same year, Hong Kong Goldway Co., Ltd, Halfen?s agent in Asia, appointed Beijing Anke Fortune Construction Management Co., Ltd as the sales agent of Halfen?s products in mainland China. As the market keeps g