A conference on high-quality industrial development took place in Xinghua, a county-level city under the administration of Taizhou, Jiangsu province, on Feb 26, marking a good start to the year and striving to help the city achieve significant leaps in high-quality development.
The attendees reviewed the robust growth of Xinghua's industries over the past year. The city's import and export volume grew by 3.05 percent, and its actual-use foreign capital rose 43.9 percent year-on-year to $125 million.
The city is now home to 505 national high-tech enterprises and 166 provincial-level specialized and sophisticated enterprises.
Chen Fengjian, Xinghua's Party secretary, said that efforts should be made in striving to build an industrial ecosystem, strengthen project construction, enhance scientific and technological innovation capabilities, and expand overseas markets.
During the event, an award ceremony for advanced enterprises and demonstration projects in the city in 2025 was also held. Jiangsu Xingda Steel Tyre Cord, Taizhou Haoxianglai Supply Chain Management, Jiangsu Xinghua Rural Commercial Bank, and Taizhou Anjoy Food, for instance, were honored as special contributors in 2025.
Representatives from four special contributors in Xinghua in 2025. [Photo/WeChat account: xinghuafabu]
Xinghua also released an overview of building industrial ecosystems in the metal new materials and health food industries, both essential components of Taizhou's modern industrial system.
The metal new material industry will focus on attracting investment in special alloy materials and high-end stainless-steel products, optimizing key process support, such as surface treatment, inspection, and testing, and improving the basic ecological system of the stainless-steel industry.
The health food industry will highlight a series of measures, including centralized procurement services for bulk food raw materials, cold chain warehousing and the construction of intelligent cloud warehouses, and the optimization of testing and irradiation fees, to reduce enterprise development costs.