The Taizhou Port Economic Development Zone in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, has focused on project development, enterprise cultivation, and science and technology innovation this year, striving to promote its high-quality development to a new level.
At the production workshop of Jiangsu Kerui Plastic Industry, imported Italian equipment has been operating at full capacity to produce plastic anti-theft bottle caps. "This equipment has an international advanced level and can produce 48,000 bottle caps per hour," said Ling Wei, head of the company's business department.

The production workshop of Jiangsu Kerui Plastic Industry. [Photo/WeChat account: weigg6666]
The company specializes in OEM (original equipment manufacturer) services for beverage enterprises, with a particular emphasis on functional beverages, sugar-free teas, ready-to-drink coffees, and traditional Chinese health drinks, driving significant sales growth in the sector.
In the first quarter of this year, Kerui's sales exceeded 90 million yuan ($13.29 million), up 50 percent from the same period last year.
The automotive parts industry in the zone also exhibits strong momentum. Mind Automotive Parts (Taizhou) focuses on the research and manufacturing of automotive wiring harnesses, heat exchange systems, and lighting systems. In recent years, the company has grown rapidly and become one of the leading enterprises in the fields of energy conservation and new energy vehicles.
In the first quarter of this year, the company's invoice sales increased by 40 percent year-on-year.
To meet production demands and alleviate challenges posed by elevated temperatures, the company's thermal systems division is in the process of fine tuning automated guided unmanned forklifts. After being put into use, it will further improve the speed of goods storage and retrieval and enhance production efficiency.

An automatic guided unmanned forklift in the Mind Automotive Parts (Taizhou). [Photo/WeChat account: weigg6666]