On December 16, SQI signed memorandum of strategic cooperation with Unilever in Shanghai. The two sides will cooperate in production, R & D, testing and other fields to realize the linkage of upstream and downstream industries in production and manufacturing and promote the brands of both sides to play a greater value.

Mr. Ji Fei, president of SQI and Mr. Peter Schrooyen, Vice president of R & D in North China Asia signed the memorandum and definite that both sides would cooperate on inspection and testing of food, cosmetics and food related products, R & D and technical services on certification and accreditation, personnel training and international exchange and established a regular communication and consultation, information interconnection and technical resource sharing exchange and cooperation mechanism.

It is another memorandum of cooperation signed by SQI and the world''s top 500 enterprises since the establishment of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Market Regulation. In order to serve Shanghai''s industrial transformation and upgrading, SQI will comprehensively implement the national innovation driven development strategy to provide more and higher quality intellectual support. As a national inspection institution of product quality and supervision, SQI is constantly devoted to inspection, testing and technical research and development on food, food related products, cosmetics, daily consumer goods, etc. SQI has always adhere to the green and sustainable development strategy and actively carry out technical research and standard formulation and revision on inspection and certification of biodegradable products and renewable plastics and with its leading technical ability in China.