From January to August this year, the headquarters of the Jingjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone in Jingjiang, Taizhou, Jiangsu province, achieved a total industrial output value of 44.02 billion yuan ($6.57 billion), a year-on-year increase of 24.1 percent.
It also achieved 39.29 billion yuan in invoice sales generated by enterprises above designated size, a year-on-year increase of 19.2 percent.
As an important pillar industry in the zone, the high-tech shipbuilding and offshore industry made a significant contribution to industrial growth. In the first eight months of the year, the invoiced sales of industry-related enterprises above designated size reached 15.76 billion yuan, accounting for 40.1 percent of all industrial enterprises above designated size.
The metal new materials and products industry became the main driver of industrial growth, achieving invoiced sales of 13.93 billion yuan during the first eight months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 43.5 percent.
A stainless-steel coil factory in the Jingjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone. [Photo/WeChat account: ZGJJKFQ]
The new energy industry achieved impressive growth, with invoiced sales of 3.97 billion yuan from January to August, a year-on-year increase of 95 percent.
The high-end equipment industry maintained strong growth momentum, while emerging sectors continued to expand. From January to August, the high-end equipment industry achieved invoiced sales of 4.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29.4 percent.
In addition, the zone made steady progress on project construction while maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency. From January to August, the zone broke ground on 17 major projects and completed construction on 22 others.