Cotecna Attends China Quality Conference, Joining Dialogues on Building Trust and Resilience in Supply Chains
The 6th China Quality Conference was held in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, from 16 to 17 September 2025. Co-organized by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, and hosted by the Nanjing Municipal People's Government, the conference gathered around 600 representatives from over 30 countries and regions, including government officials, heads of international organizations, corporate executives, and quality experts. Under the theme “Quality: Empowering New Quality Productive Forces”, the attendees gathered to discuss frontier topics in global quality development.
Cotecna Group, as an established member of the TIC Council, was invited to participate in the conference. LI Wenjiang, Vice President North Asia, attended the opening ceremony and joined the themed session on “Quality Development and Collaboration in Global Industrial and Supply Chains”.
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, the security, stability, and resilience of supply chains have become crucial to the development of industries across the globe. As a key component of quality infrastructure, testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) organizations play a vital role in ensuring smooth and efficient supply chains, serving as both a “technical bridge” and a “bond of trust” in ensuring smooth and efficient operation of supply chains, providing full-process protection for products from production to circulation. As Hanane TAIDI, Director General of the TIC Council, stated in her address at the themed session, against the backdrop of rising geopolitical uncertainties and systemic challenges facing global supply chains, quality infrastructure is emerging as a pillar of trust for the global economy.
As consumers increasingly demand higher standards in food safety, product quality, and environmental protection, the demand for TIC services continues to grow. TIC organizations, through independent and reliable services, effectively enhance transparency and traceability of supply chains. In cross-border trade, inspection/testing reports and internationally recognized certification certificates serve to expedite customs clearance, effectively reduce trade risks, and help businesses overcome technical barriers, enabling smoother access to global markets.
With its global service network and expertise in sectors of agriculture, food & pharma, metals & minerals, consumer goods, and sustainability, Cotecna consistently delivers efficient and reliable TIC solutions, and brings trust to supply chains, through safeguarding product quality and compliance, enhancing market access efficiency, and facilitating global trade.
In recent years, as digitalization and green transformation accelerate, Cotecna has proactively embraced technological innovation, promoted the application of smart and emerging technologies, and continuously innovated its service models, in response to the development needs of New Quality Productive Forces. This contributes to strengthening the resilience and sustainability of global supply chains.
At the conference, Cotecna not only shared its innovative practices and global experience in quality infrastructure, but also engaged in in-depth discussions during the themed session. These dialogues helped further solidify a shared vision with Chinese and global quality partners, collaborating to build trust through quality, and jointly safeguarding global supply chains.
About Cotecna
For over 50 years, we have been supporting agriculture, food and pharma, minerals and metals, and consumer products supply chains all over the world. We provide testing, inspection, and certification services to help our clients navigate evolving regulations, ensure product compliance, and support their sustainability journey.