ShanghaiJune 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On June 16, the highly anticipated 2026 China • Langfang International Economic and Trade Fair (hereinafter referred to as the “Langfang Fair”) grandly opened. Ms. Han Qing, President of Rentokil Initial China, a globally leading environmental hygiene and pest control service provider, was invited as a key guest and delivered a keynote speech at the Multinational Corporation Investment Matchmaking Meeting (hereinafter referred to as the “Investment Matchmaking Meeting”).
This year’s Langfang Fair was hosted by the People’s Government of Hebei Province and organized by the Hebei Provincial Department of Commerce and the Langfang Municipal People’s Government. The event closely adhered to the theme of “Jointly Building a National Modern Commercial and Logistics Hub, Co-writing a New Chapter of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development,” aiming to create a high-level gathering that leads the industry, sparks innovation, and deepens cooperation.
As one of the key special events of the Langfang Fair, this year’s Investment Matchmaking Meeting, themed “Open Highland, Hebei’s Future,” attracted over a hundred executives from multinational corporations, representatives from authoritative business associations, and renowned consulting institutions from nearly 20 countries and regions, including Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong, China. The meeting aimed to showcase a high-quality investment environment, deepen international economic and trade exchanges, broaden the pattern of opening up, and inject strong international momentum into the high-quality development of the regional economy. Ms. Han Qing, President of Rentokil Initial China, attended and delivered a keynote speech titled “Joining Hands to Paint a Green Future for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei.”
Against the backdrop of accelerated global supply chain restructuring and industrial green transformation, how can multinational corporations deeply integrate into the high-quality development of China’s regional economy? Rentokil Initial has provided a clear strategic direction: the high-end development of modern industries cannot be achieved without professional underlying environmental governance as support.
Weaving a “Full Hebei Linkage” Service Network to Solidify the Foundation of the Regional Business Environment
As a globally leading environmental hygiene and pest control service provider, Rentokil Initial is one of the first multinational corporations to enter the Chinese market, consistently adhering to its corporate creed of “Protecting Health, Improving the Environment, and Preserving the Planet.” Currently, Rentokil Initial has established a comprehensive localized service and rapid response mechanism in Hebei Province, setting up direct service stations in key economic and logistics hub cities such as Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Langfang, and Qinhuangdao. Through this “center-radiating, full Hebei linkage” environmental hygiene protection network, Rentokil Initial continuously delivers international professional services to industrial parks at all levels and the broader market in Hebei, leveraging the “soft power” of environmental governance to help optimize Hebei’s business environment.
Focusing on Three Strategic Tracks to Deeply Empower the Upgrade of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Industrial Chain
Centering on the theme of this year’s Investment Matchmaking Meeting, “Open Highland, Hebei’s Future,” Rentokil Initial, leveraging its globally accumulated comprehensive environmental management system, proposed empowering the upgrade of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei industrial chain from three core dimensions: technology, compliance, and low-carbon:
- Proactive Technological Innovation to Help Modern Commerce and Logistics Align with International Standards
The high-quality development of modern commerce and logistics in Langfang poses unprecedented stringent challenges for environmental risk control. Rentokil Initial replaces the traditional lagging “passive extermination” model with proactive intelligent environmental management, addressing environmental risk challenges in cross-border cold chains and smart warehousing, reducing cargo losses, and comprehensively enhancing supply chain compliance and operational efficiency, helping Hebei’s commerce and logistics accelerate alignment with the highest international standards.
- Ultimate Compliance Services to Safeguard the Healthy Foundation of the Industrial Ecosystem
Facing Shijiazhuang’s billion-level biomedical industry cluster, Rentokil Initial fully leverages its advanced experience from serving the China International Import Expo for seven consecutive years, as well as providing public health support for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. It offers international third-party audit compliance support and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) systems for multiple large food enterprises in Hebei. This effectively reduces biosafety risks, ensures the efficient implementation of strategic emerging industries, and helps “Made in Hebei” go global.
- Green and Low-Carbon Technology to Resonate with Regional Sustainable Development
Rentokil Initial consistently integrates ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles into its core business, vigorously promoting low-carbon, non-chemical green ecological control technologies to minimize soil and water pollution from pesticides, using technological power to protect the ecological baseline. This practice fully aligns with Hebei’s green and sustainable development path in promoting the clustering of green chemical and new energy industries.
“Gathering in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Cooperating for the Future.” Ms. Han Qing, President of Rentokil Initial China, stated, “Hebei’s first-class business environment and vibrant industrial vitality have filled Rentokil Initial with confidence in deepening its presence in this fertile land. In the future, Rentokil Initial will continue to rely on globally leading cutting-edge technology and professional standards, collaborating with various forces in Hebei Province, not only as a guardian of public health but also committed to being a green partner in the upgrade of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei industrial chain.”