Zibo High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (hereinafter referred to as “the Zone”) is a national hi-tech zone founded in November, 1992 with the approval of the State Council. Covering an area of 115.08km², the Zone has 300 thousand permanent residents and 150 thousand registered population.

Significant Improvement in Overall Economic Strength

Currently, the Zone is home to 22,904 company-type market players, including 93 listed enterprises, 170-plus foreign-invested enterprises, and 109 hi-tech enterprises. According to torch statistical indicators in 2017, the Zone registered total revenue of RMB 212.43 billion, total industrial output value RMB 205.73 billion, sales revenue RMB 196.47 billion, net profit RMB 12.28 billion, and taxation of profit RMB 33.48 billion. In terms of regional indicators, the Zone recorded GDP 26.14 billion, up 9.12%, total industrial output value above designated scale RMB 46.33 billion, up 18.3%, main business income RMB 51.83 billion, up 14%, taxation of profit RMB 4.71 billion, up 33.3%, profit RMB 3.02 billion, up 43.6%, fixed-asset investment RMB 23.2 billion, up 6.6%, and general public budget revenue RMB 3.71 billion, up 7.0%.

Ever-stronger Distinctive Industry Cluster

The Zone follows a general spatial layout of “one core, four districts”, namely core business district, high-speed rail new town district, bonded logistics district, ecological leisure district, and advanced manufacturing district. Within the Zone, efforts have been made to upgrade industries, parks, and industrial “chain-making project”. 13 specialized parks have been built with high standards, including electronic information industrial park, bonded logistics park, new energy vehicle industrial park, and health care park. A “5+1” industry cluster has shaped, encompassing new material, new energy and new environment protection, medicine and health care, electronic information, advanced equipment manufacturing, and modern service. The Zone leads the country in the overall strength of new material industry. It also enjoys obvious advantages in advanced ceramics, functional glass, PU, and other technologies. In the Zone, new energy and new environment protection industry is developing with great momentum. It has brought together SINOGOLD New Energy Vehicle, Hanergy, Zibo Zichai New Energy, and other leading enterprises. In medicine and health care industry, the Zone leads the country in medical equipment, analgesic and antipyretic medicines, and cephalosporin antibiotics. It is home to Xinhua Pharmaceutical Company Limited, SHINVA Medical Instrument, Shandong Shenghai, and other backbone enterprises. In advanced equipment manufacturing, the Zone engages in the production of vehicle and ship engines, mechanical and electrical equipment, and energy saving and environmental protection equipment. It is home to Zichai Power, SINOMA Zibo Heavy Machinery, and other leading enterprises. In electronic information industry, the Zone has witnessed quantitative development in integrated circuit, instruments and apparatus, power electronics, basic components, software, and information service. It has Guogao MicroSystem Technology (MEMS Industrial Park), Qixin MEMS, Henghui Electronics Technology, and other leading industrial players. Modern service industry develops rapidly here. Bonded logistics, Intime City, Startup Torch Plaza, and other projects operate well.

Significant Improvement in Scientific and Technological Innovation Capacity

The Zone has established hi-tech startup service center, and professional incubators in biological medicine, high molecular material, advanced ceramics, electronic information, advanced manufacturing,  instruments and apparatus, and MEMS. It has built two overseas incubators in Silicon Valley of the US and Munich of Germany. It has a total incubation area of 1.1 million m², including five national incubators. The Zone has built five public technology service platforms in MEMS R&D pilot plant test, biological medicine, fine chemical engineering and high molecular material, inorganic nonmetallic materials, and electronic information. Each year, it provides averagely 30,000 times of technology services to enterprises. It is planning and building a science city and the pilot plant test base of Qilu New Material Innovation Park. It has established industry-college-institute cooperation with Tsinghua University, Tianjin University, Shandong University, the University of Newcastle, Australia, and other home and abroad universities to build seven institutes and seven international cooperation platforms. The Zone is pushing for mass entrepreneurship and innovation, and supporting the construction of maker spaces with industrial features and local identities. The Zone has made great efforts to attract investment and talents. As such, a horde of innovation-minded and entrepreneurial talents and teams have settled down here.