On November 3rd, the 2026 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held in Guangzhou, attracting representatives from 413 companies and business associations across 17 countries and regions. The conference released a new list of 42 representative key projects and worked to accelerate the implementation of signed projects.

Since the inaugural conference in 2022, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have jointly hosted the event for five consecutive years. The first four editions saw 5,718 projects signed, with a combined value of more than 9 trillion yuan. More than 90% of the investment projects signed at those conferences have now started construction, including projects by CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals, the Southern China headquarters of China Resources Microelectronics Limited, Elite Material Co. Ltd., Carlsberg Group, ZF Friedrichshafen and Siemens Healthineers.

Senior executives from multinational companies expressed strong confidence in the Greater Bay Area during the event. Marko Murtonen, Senior Vice President of BASF and General Manager of its Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project, said the project represents a total investment of approximately 8.7 billion euros, BASF's largest single investment to date, and is powered entirely by renewable electricity. He noted that the combination of the Greater Bay Area's strengths in scientific and technological innovation and the advanced chemical manufacturing capacity of the Zhanjiang site is poised to create more opportunities for innovation and collaboration.

Sven Hermann, CEO of ZEISS Vision Care, said the company's Guangzhou manufacturing base in Guangzhou Knowledge City had been selected for the World Economic Forum's Global Lighthouse Network, becoming the first facility in the global optical lens industry to receive this recognition. He said ZEISS would further strengthen local innovation, advanced manufacturing and industrial collaboration, while continuing to advance digital transformation, intelligent manufacturing and green development. Guangzhou and the Greater Bay Area, he added, would remain important strategic regions for ZEISS's continued development in China.

2026粤港澳大湾区全球招商大会举行，新一批42项代表性项目清单发布

11月3日，2026粤港澳大湾区全球招商大会在广州举行，共吸引17个国家和地区的413家企业和商协会代表参会。大会发布了新一批42项代表性重点项目清单，并推动签约项目尽快转化落地。

自2022年首届招商大会举办至今，粤港澳三地已连续5年联合办会，前4届累计签约项目5718个、金额超9万亿元。目前，前4届招商大会投资项目整体开工率超90%，推动中海壳牌、华润微电子南方总部、台光电子、嘉士伯、采埃孚、西门子医疗等一批项目落地建设。

跨国企业高管在会上纷纷表达长期看好大湾区的信心。巴斯夫高级副总裁、湛江一体化基地总经理马诚柯表示，湛江基地总投资约87亿欧元，是巴斯夫迄今最大单笔投资，100%使用可再生能源电力。马诚柯说，大湾区科技创新优势与湛江基地先进化工制造能力结合，“有望创造更多创新与合作机遇”。

蔡司光学首席执行官霍思闻表示，位于广州知识城的蔡司光学广州制造基地已入选世界经济论坛全球“灯塔工厂”，成为全球光学镜片行业首个获此认证的项目。霍思闻说，未来将进一步深化本土创新、先进制造与产业协同，持续推进数字化转型、智能制造与绿色发展，广州及粤港澳大湾区将是蔡司继续在华发展的重要战略区域。

文丨记者 孙绮曼 孙晶 陈泽云
翻译丨郑书悦
审校丨曾敏