CITIC Leasing

CITIC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., commonly known as CITIC Leasing or 中信金租, is a China-based financial leasing company established as a wholly owned subsidiary of China CITIC Bank. It formally commenced operations on April 8, 2015, and was registered in Tianjin Binhai New Area. The company is part of the wider CITIC Group and is described by its corporate profile as a strategic component of CITIC Group and China CITIC Bank’s efforts to serve the real economy and broaden their financial services offering. The company provides financial leasing and related customized solutions to business and institutional customers. Its stated areas of activity include green energy, modern transport, healthcare, advanced manufacturing and shipping. Green-energy activity targets renewable-energy and emissions-reduction projects. Transport-related priorities include urban rail, highways, railways and ports, alongside development in automotive, warehousing and logistics. In healthcare, CITIC Leasing works across the industry chain, with medical equipment at the center of its approach. Its advanced-manufacturing activity supports areas such as new energy, new materials and next-generation information technology, as well as engineering machinery and large equipment manufacturers. In shipping, the company describes a portfolio and service capability spanning vessel types such as car carriers, pulp carriers and inland bulk carriers, with both renminbi- and US-dollar-denominated business. The company says it has pursued a strategy it calls “Two Large, Two Small, and a Stronger Middle.” The two large asset areas are mainstream leasing businesses such as ships and aircraft; the two small areas include inclusive leasing for household photovoltaics and passenger vehicles; and the middle segment strengthens support for green, environmental-protection, strategic emerging and manufacturing sectors. It also reports that green leasing accounts for more than half of its leasing balance and describes a service system for small and medium-sized customers and specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative businesses in advanced equipment and strategic emerging industries. CITIC Leasing presents its role as supporting the real economy through specialized financial services and the distinctive capabilities of a financial leasing license, with backing and coordination from China CITIC Bank and CITIC Group. Its company profile cites recognition for green leasing and shipping-related transactions. The official homepage’s recent company updates also document cooperation relating to battery swapping and delivery of a large LNG dual-fuel car carrier. The supplied official materials do not identify individual company executives or provide a separate public-market listing for CITIC Leasing.

CITIC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. was established by China CITIC Bank as a wholly owned company and formally opened for business on April 8, 2015. It was registered in Tianjin Binhai New Area with registered capital of RMB 10 billion, according to the company’s official profile. The profile presents its creation as part of the broader strategic arrangement by CITIC Group and China CITIC Bank to serve the real economy and expand their financial-product system. It does not name an individual founder of the leasing company. The company’s stated business developed around financial leasing and related services to businesses in fields connected to infrastructure, industrial development and public priorities. Its official description identifies green energy, modern transport, healthcare, advanced manufacturing and shipping as principal business areas. In energy, it targets renewable-energy and emissions-reduction projects. In transport, it identifies urban rail, highways, railways and ports as priority areas, while also developing automotive, warehousing and logistics-related business. In healthcare, it focuses on medical equipment and cooperation across the medical industry chain. In manufacturing, its stated areas include new energy, new materials and next-generation information technology, alongside services for engineering machinery and large equipment manufacturers. CITIC Leasing has also described a strategic reorientation expressed as “Two Large, Two Small, and a Stronger Middle.” In the two large asset areas, it emphasizes mainstream leasing such as ships and aircraft. The two small areas focus on inclusive leasing such as household photovoltaics and passenger vehicles. The middle segment emphasizes support for green and environmental-protection activities, strategic emerging sectors and manufacturing. The company states that green leasing represents more than half of its leasing balance and that it has developed services for small and medium-sized customers and specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative businesses in advanced equipment and strategic emerging industries. Its profile also mentions an “integral-card approval model” intended to improve service efficiency for businesses. Shipping is a distinct area of the company’s activity. Its official materials describe a range of vessel assets, including car carriers, pulp carriers and inland bulk carriers, and a leasing service capability covering both renminbi and US-dollar business. The company profile reports recognition in green leasing and shipping, including consecutive green-finance awards and an international shipping-finance award. The official homepage later recorded a strategic cooperation with Times Electric Service related to a battery-swapping ecosystem on December 4, 2024, and reported delivery of a 7,000-vehicle LNG dual-fuel car carrier on November 25, 2024. The company describes its future direction as continuing to use the distinctive value of its financial leasing license and the coordination advantages of China CITIC Bank and CITIC Group to deepen financial leasing services to the real economy. The supplied official sources establish its ownership, opening date, location and stated business priorities, but do not provide a named executive roster or a separate listing status for CITIC Leasing.

• CITIC Financial Leasing formally commences operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of China CITIC Bank

  [2]中信金租公司简介citicleasing.com
• Official homepage reports delivery of a 7,000-vehicle LNG dual-fuel car carrier

  [1]中信金租（官网首页）citicleasing.com
• CITIC Leasing and Times Electric Service announce strategic cooperation

  [1]中信金租（官网首页）citicleasing.com

A financial leasing provider focused on serving the real economy and supporting national strategic and industrial priorities, with activity spanning both large-scale mainstream assets and inclusive leasing.

• Green-energy leasing

  Financial leasing and customized solutions for renewable-energy and emissions-reduction projects.

• Transport and infrastructure leasing

  Support for urban rail, highways, railways and ports, with development in automotive, warehousing and logistics.

• Healthcare and medical-equipment leasing

  Leasing focused on medical equipment and cooperation across the healthcare industry chain.

• Advanced-manufacturing leasing

  Support for new energy, new materials, next-generation information technology, engineering machinery and large equipment manufacturers.

• Ship leasing

  Leasing services for vessel assets including car carriers, pulp carriers and inland bulk carriers.

• Inclusive leasing

  The company identifies household photovoltaics and passenger vehicles as focus areas for inclusive leasing.

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• Adopted a “Two Large, Two Small, and a Stronger Middle” business strategyOther

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