In the golden autumn, Hengzhou is witnessing a surge of high-quality project development, with growth momentum reaching new heights.

On October 23rd 2024, the city conducted a comprehensive review of 10 major projects in Hengnan County, Qidong County, Songmu Economic Development Zone, and other areas. This initiative aimed to galvanize efforts across the city and reinforce confidence in achieving annual goals.

Major projects are important tools for promoting high-quality development and fostering new competitive advantages. The inspected projects spanned industries such as chemical (salt and brine) processing, modern logistics, advanced manufacturing, and new energy. These initiatives, characterized by strong spillover effects and high comprehensive benefits, are set to boost the expansion of dominant industries.

Focus on Manufacturing, Strengthen the Foundation

In recent years, the city has continuously prioritized enhancing its advanced manufacturing sector, driving in-situ expansion strategies, and supporting cutting-edge enterprises in technological innovation and market share growth.

▲ Hengnan Huidi Intelligent Robot Production Line

The Huidi Intelligent Robot Project, located in Hengnan County, has a total investment of 280 million yuan. As one of the world's earliest research and development manufacturers of window-cleaning robots, it mainly produces intelligent window-cleaning robots, intelligent floor scrubbers, robotic vacuum cleaners and other products, with an annual production capacity of 3 million units.

The Xianglan Recycling Project in Songmu Economic Development Zone is the largest hazardous waste treatment project in Hunan Province. It can process 60,000 tons of hazardous waste annually, including bottles, cans, scrap metal, and oil filters from various industrial and mining enterprises, which significantly alleviating environmental pressures from industrial hazardous solid waste in surrounding regions.

Precise Positioning to Drive Industrial Cluster Development

Introduce a project, cultivate a leader, forge an industrial cluster, ignite transformation, and reap results.

The Salt Brine Chemical and New Materials Industrial Cluster in Songmu Economic Development Zone is an advanced manufacturing industry cluster in Hunan. With abundant salt and brine resources, superior traffic location, and comprehensive supporting facilities, it has attracted leading enterprises such as KingBoard, forming a concentrated industrial chain synergy in salt and brine chemicals.

As an extension project of KingBoard salt brine chemical industry chain, Jinyi Technology Methane Chlorination Project commences construction in June this year. Upon completion, it will annually utilize 450,000 tons of chlorine gas and produce an additional 12,600 tons of hydrogen, increasing revenue by 760 million yuan and bringing the total tax revenue to over 200 million yuan. Meanwhile, it also provides raw material support for the development of downstream fluorochemical industries in Hengyang, resolving the bottleneck in the extension of the industry chain.

▲ Wanqi Technology New Energy Material Production Line Project

Hengyang Songmu Electroplating Industrial Park is the only electroplating park approved in the city. It has established three electroplating zones mainly for hard chromium, electronic components, and decorative chromium plating products. The park is equipped with environmental protection facilities and public auxiliary projects, including a wastewater treatment plant capable of processing 3,500 metric tons of electroplating wastewater daily, hazardous chemical storage facilities, exhaust gas treatment systems, and auxiliary utilities. Currently, nine companies including AVIC(China Aviation Industry Corporation), Jianlin, Shengke, and Hengquan have successfully settled in the park. Spanning industries such as eyewear, watches, electronic information, and equipment manufacturing, it is estimated that they can achieve an annual output value of 1 billion yuan and an annual tax revenue of 33 million yuan.

Accelerate Efficiency for Advancing Projects at Full Throttle

Major projects are both a “stabilizer” and a “propeller.” Through tackling key challenges and implementing reverse scheduling, the responsible units for various projects have continuously optimized services and strengthened support around the annual goals this year, leading to significant increases in project investment and physical output.

▲ Hengyang Converter Station of the "Ningxia Power Transmission to Hunan" Project

Stepping into the construction site of the Hengyang Converter Station project for the "Ningxia Power Transmission to Hunan" project, workers are diligently pressing forward with the construction. This project serves as the receiving-end converter station for the Ningxia-Hunan ±800 kV Ultra-High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) Transmission Project, with a static investment of approximately 5.75 billion yuan. Since the start of construction in September 2023, 60% of the main civil structure has been completed. Once completed and put into operation, it is expected to transmit nearly 40 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually to Hunan, effectively enhancing the province's power supply capacity and driving the construction of energy hubs and the development of related industries.

The Angtuo Superhard Electroplated Diamond Project completed the entire process from main construction commencement to project operation in just 10 months. the Chengyu Zinc Products' Transformation and Upgrading Lithium Carbonate Project, which commenced in August, has now entered the trial production phase. The Hunan Post Xiangnan Sorting Center Project, one of the three major provincial-level mail processing centers in Hunan, has completed 65% of its total construction since its commencement in May this year, with the decoration work expected to be finished by the end of the year.

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Efficient advancement has accelerated the progress of construction projects. From January to September, the 50 key provincial projects in Hengyang reported a completed investment of 32.22 billion yuan, which is 9.6 percentage points higher than the same period last year. The 400 municipal key projects are expected to achieve investments of 85 billion yuan, exceeding the scheduled progress by 12.3 percentage points. This has driven an 8.4% growth rate in fixed-asset investment, ranking 3rd in the province and 1st among Class A prefecture-level cities, outperforming the provincial average by 6.1 percentage points and the national average by 5 percentage points.

▲ Construction Project of Keduo Electrical and Plastic Products Factor

At present, key projects with evident support functions, strong driving forces, and significant benefits are being vigorously advanced. They are solid foundation for the bright future of Hengyang.