Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
5
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Sunshine Kaidi (Finland) New Energy Co. Oy (Kaidi Finland)
EU Transparency Register
463712321359-48 First registered on 14 Apr 2016
Goals / Remit
Kaidi’s goal is to enable world-class bioenergy production in Finland. The company plans to build a biodiesel refinery in Kemi, northern Finland that will produce 2nd generation advanced biofuels, biodiesel and biogasoline. Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group, one of China’s largest biorefining actors and the owner of Kaidi Finland, began the preparation of the Kemi biorefinery project in 2014. Kaidi Finland and its headquarters are located in Helsinki, Finland.
Main EU files targeted
- Energy union; sustainable bioenergy policy; REDII; renewables 2030 targets, circular economy, waste directive
- Decarbonisation of transport; capping emissions on non-ETS sectors; mobility package
- ILUC, LULUCF
-InnovFinAddress
Head Office
Kaidi Finland Oy
Erottajankatu 13
FI - Helsinki 00130
FINLAND -
People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 19 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Mr Matti KYMENVAARA 26 Apr 2018 01 Jan 2019 Complementary Information
Miltton Brussels (Transparency ID 245377319023-40) acts as an advisory for Kaidi in public affairs and public relations on EU-level and in Finland.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Carl HAGLUND (Managing director)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Carl HAGLUND (Managing director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Kaidi is a member of AEBIOM, European Biomass Association: www.aebiom.org
and LSB, Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels: sustainablebiofuelsleaders.com/wordpress/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
Other financial info
Kaidi Finland was established by a Finnish innovation consulting company Spinverse in co-operation with Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group in 2014. Sunshine Kaidi is a Chinese company focusing in renewable energy production, energy products and environmental technology.
Sunshine Kaidi was established in 1992 and it currently has 24 biomass power plants in operation in China and Vietnam. Kaidi has an asset value of over EUR 7 billion and approximately 8,000 employees. The group’s holding company is privately owned and individual subsidiaries are publicly listed in the Shenzhen stock exchange. Kaidi’s headquarters are located in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Further information about Kaidi's activities available at www.kaidi.fi
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
5 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 15 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Energy Package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Biofuels Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2016 Location Berl, Brussels Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject growth & investments, energy union and sustainable energy policy post 2020 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)