The main two
- National Level support: Gui'an New Area (Unique economic development zone, National level partnership)
- [For further info regarding Gui'an with extra links] (~~~ embed:Vechain/comments/7klb4z/info_on_guian_new_area/) reddit metadata:fFZlY2hhaW58aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS9yL1ZlY2hhaW4vY29tbWVudHMvN2tsYjR6L2luZm9fb25fZ3VpYW5fbmV3X2FyZWEvKXw= ~~~
- [China on a Blockchain? Maybe in 2018] (https://www.coindesk.com/china-blockchain-maybe-2018/)
- Written by [Chun Yin Cheung] (https://www.pwccn.com/en/contacts/c/chun-yin-cheung.html) - PwC partner & committee member of VeChain Foundation who focuses on IT related regulatory compliance issues in China and Hong Kong
- Strategic Professional Services Partnership: [PwC China & PwC Singapore portfolio company] (https://www.pwccn.com/en/press-room/press-releases/pr-150517.html)
- "Incubation programme will help VeChain to accelerate their development, by providing the company with access to the Hong Kong and South East Asia markets and strategic advice leveraging on PwC extensive global network"
- "PwC as a worldwide network of over 223,000 professionals including specialists and technology providers for various industries. Professionals from our network of firms in 157 countries are committed to working closely with clients to address challenges and needs in every aspect."
The other partnerships
Global transport & logistics: [Kuehne & Nagel] (http://www.trustnodes.com/2016/09/06/worlds-largest-freight-company-use-blockchain-tech-asset-management) - [leading global freight forwarder, accounting for nearly 15% of the world's air and sea freight business by revenue] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuehne_%2B_Nagel) ($20 billion revenue company)
Conglomerate/Cold chain logistics/IoT: [DNV GL] (~~~ embed:Vechain/comments/7js91n/dnv_gl_coldchain_logistics_and_the_power_of/) ($3 billion revenue company) reddit metadata:fFZlY2hhaW58aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS9yL1ZlY2hhaW4vY29tbWVudHMvN2pzOTFuL2Rudl9nbF9jb2xkY2hhaW5fbG9naXN0aWNzX2FuZF90aGVfcG93ZXJfb2YvKSAoJDMgYmlsbGlvbiByZXZlbnVlIGNvbXBhbnkpfA== ~~~
Six business divisions: Maritime, Oil & Gas, Energy, Business Assurance, Software, Healthcare, Maritime Academy
DNV GL is the world's largest classification society, represents a global market share of 21%
Largest technical consultancy and supervisory to the global renewable energy and oil & gas industry - 65% of the world’s offshore pipelines are designed and installed to DNV GL’s technical standards
Supply chain solution: [madeforgoods] (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzU0NzI5NzEyMQ==&mid=2247483673&idx=1&sn=ec2f59e92189f0cf0051d8a90e1afa92&chksm=fb51c317cc264a017fc7a7b1158ee9d78f07521a07cc369b53113dc7e01d892b1435435c478e&mpshare=1&scene=1&srcid=1116wOZ59KKW2NF0iBwLzpiE#rd) - [Tracking solution for consumer-centric International Packaged Goods companies] (http://global.madeforgoods.com/)
[List of customers they serve] (http://global.madeforgoods.com/#references)
Unilever [conglomerate that owns all of these brands you know] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unilever_brands) ($64 billion revenue company)
Saint-Gobain [international construction materials distributor] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gobain) ($47 billion revenue company)
Danone [international food company] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danone) ($26 billion revenue company)
Michelin [second largest tyre manufacturer after Bridgestone] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin) ($24 billion revenue company)
Lesaffre [dominates global yeast distribution] (http://www.lesaffre.com/group/)
Eternal Asia [global supply chain management, 18 thousand employees] (https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=22595586)
McCormick & Co [spice & herbs distributor, owns Old Bay seasoning] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCormick_%26_Company) ($4 billion revenue company)
Pernod Ricard [alcohol distribution] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernod_Ricard) ($9 billion revenue company)
Monin [syrups distributor] (https://www.monin.com/)
Imported goods industry: [Direct Imported Goods] (http://www.maxkeiser.com/2017/07/chinas-largest-wine-importer-wants-to-place-wine-on-a-private-blockchain/) - distribution centre for imported goods with [Shanghai local government backing] (~~~ embed:919280475994185728) twitter metadata:dmVjaGFpbm9mZmljaWFsfHxodHRwczovL3R3aXR0ZXIuY29tL3ZlY2hhaW5vZmZpY2lhbC9zdGF0dXMvOTE5MjgwNDc1OTk0MTg1NzI4KXw= ~~~
Healthcare industry: [Healthcare Co. Ltd] (https://medium.com/@vechainofficial/vechain-partners-with-healthcare-co-ltd-84bba69c95fb)
Publication industry: [Hubei Sanxin Cultural Media Ltd] (https://medium.com/@vechainofficial/vechain-adding-publication-industry-capability-and-partners-with-hubei-sanxin-cultural-media-ltd-817cd1770367)
Fashion industry: [Babyghost] (http://www.nasdaq.com/article/babyghost-and-vechain-fashion-on-the-blockchain-cm694925)
Luxury/Perfume industry: [Givenchy] ()
Automobile industry: [Renault] (~~~ embed:Vechain/comments/7j9xb2/solid_evidence_microsoft_france_official_channel/?sort=new) reddit metadata:fFZlY2hhaW58aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS9yL1ZlY2hhaW4vY29tbWVudHMvN2o5eGIyL3NvbGlkX2V2aWRlbmNlX21pY3Jvc29mdF9mcmFuY2Vfb2ZmaWNpYWxfY2hhbm5lbC8/c29ydD1uZXcpfA== ~~~
via [work with Microsoft and VISEO]
(https://media.group.renault.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/94238/groupe-renault-microsoft-et-viseo-sassocient-pour-creer-le-premier-prototype-de-carnet-dentretien-nu1)
ATM solution/Adoption: [BitOcean] (https://medium.com/@vechainofficial/vechain-bitocean-7f12402e13b0) - fully licensed by the Japan’s Financial Services Authority, BitOcean is committing to buy and sell VET with their physical ATMs using Japanese Yen and growing VeChain alongside BitOcean’s global expansion
Technology partner/RFID solutions: [Xiamen Innov Information Technology Co. LTD] (https://medium.com/@vechainofficial/vechain-partners-with-xiamen-innov-information-technology-co-ltd-innov-b2fb547d1ed7)
Technology partner/NFC/RFID solutions: [Jiangsu Printed electronics] (https://medium.com/@vechainofficial/introduction-to-vechains-new-partner-jiangsu-printed-electronics-co-ltd-e6b87582e3c2) - [Who are they?]
(~~~ embed:Vechain/comments/7la51d/looking_into_who_is_jiangsu_printed_electronics/) reddit metadata:fFZlY2hhaW58aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS9yL1ZlY2hhaW4vY29tbWVudHMvN2xhNTFkL2xvb2tpbmdfaW50b193aG9faXNfamlhbmdzdV9wcmludGVkX2VsZWN0cm9uaWNzLyl8 ~~~
Unconfirmed partnerships
- $274B RMB [China Unicom] (~~~ embed:Vechain/comments/7dc2ht/vechain_affirms_partnership_with_china_unicom/) - looking for extra sources to confirm or deny this, anyone have anything solid to confirm? reddit metadata:fFZlY2hhaW58aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS9yL1ZlY2hhaW4vY29tbWVudHMvN2RjMmh0L3ZlY2hhaW5fYWZmaXJtc19wYXJ0bmVyc2hpcF93aXRoX2NoaW5hX3VuaWNvbS8pIC0gbG9va2luZyBmb3IgZXh0cmEgc291cmNlcyB0byBjb25maXJtIG9yIGRlbnkgdGhpcywgYW55b25lIGhhdmUgYW55dGhpbmcgc29saWQgdG8gY29uZmlybT98 ~~~
Please let me know if I've missed any notable partnerships!
Nice post @theeashman
Thank you very much for all the work you invested into compiling this extensive list. On 6. August 2018, VeChain announced a partnership with Japanese Telecom Giant NTT Docomo.