The online search will give you an overview of Zibo: Zibo City is located in the middle of Shandong Province, bordering the foothills of Taiyi Mountain in the south, the Jiuqu Yellow River in the north, the provincial capital Jinan in the west, Weifang and Qingdao in the east, and is a Shandong Province approved by the State Council. Peninsula Economic Open Zone cities and "larger cities" with local legislative power. It governs 5 districts of Zhangdian, Zichuan, Boshan, Zhoucun and Linzi and 3 counties of Huantai, Gaoqing and Yiyuan, with a total area of ??5938 square kilometers and a population of 4.1677 million, of which the urban population is 2.7565 million. Zhangdian, the seat of the municipal government, is the central urban area of ??the city. Infrastructure: Zibo is a unique clustered city, with five urban districts each about 20 kilometers apart. The urban and rural areas are staggered and the layout is spread out. The urban green coverage rate is 39.2%, and the per capita public green space is 11.1 square meters. It was named a National Garden City. Zibo is an important transportation hub city in Shandong Province. The east-west Jiaoji Railway, Jiqing Expressway, 309 National Highway and the north-south Zidong (Ying) Ziba (Deep) Railway, Bin (zhou) Lai (Wu) Expressway, and 205 National Highway form three traffic "ten" The main line of the Z-shaped highway runs through the whole city, and the southern line of the Jiqing Expressway, which is under construction, runs through the entire Yiyuan County. The city center is 70 kilometers away from Jinan International Airport and 210 kilometers away from Qingdao Port. Zibo is the telecommunications hub and mail processing center in Central Shandong. The international Internet and modern communication services are developing rapidly, and external communications are smooth. The daily urban tap water supply capacity is 940,000 tons, the annual pipeline natural gas supply is 200 million cubic meters, the daily power supply is 51.97 million kilowatt hours, and the annual electricity sales is 15.15 billion kilowatt hours, ranking second in Shandong Province. Economic development: Since the reform and opening up, Zibo City’s economic strength has been increasing day by day. In 1992, it entered the ranks of the top 50 cities in China with comprehensive strength. It ranked 47th among the top 100 cities in China with comprehensive strength announced by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2005. It was rated as the 50 cities with excellent investment environment in China. In 2005, the city's GDP reached 143.095 billion yuan, the whole society's fixed asset investment was 64.948 billion yuan, the total domestic fiscal revenue was 16.059 billion yuan, the local fiscal revenue was 6.413 billion yuan, the balance of various deposits in financial institutions was 110.494 billion yuan, and the balance of various loans 73.704 billion yuan, and the balance of urban and rural residents’ savings deposits was 63.186 billion yuan. The per capita disposable income of urban residents is 12,032 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers is 5,107 yuan. The ratio of the three industries is 4.1:66.8:29.1. Good location advantages and industrial foundation have made Zibo an important ceramics, building materials, chemical, and electromechanical logistics center in Shandong Province, including Zichuan Building Materials City, Zichuan Garment City, Linzi Chemical Mall, Zhoucun Textile World, and Boshan Ceramics City. A number of large-scale professional wholesale markets such as Daguanyuan and Qilu Automobile Trade City radiate across Jiangbei and even across the country. Currently, five markets in the city are among the top 30 in Shandong Province, with annual transaction volumes exceeding 3 billion yuan. Many well-known domestic and foreign chain companies such as Wal-Mart, Yi Chu Lotus, Ginza, and Liqun have settled in Zibo. In recent years, a number of modern emerging markets have started construction one after another. Among them, the first phase of China Fortune Ceramic Building Materials City, Zibo Yiwu Small Commodity City, and China Ceramic Science and Technology City have been completed and put into use. Opening up to the outside world: Zibo has the national-level Zibo High-tech Industrial Development Zone and Qilu Chemical Industrial Zone as well as a number of provincial-level economic development zones. With complete infrastructure and strong industrial supporting capabilities, Zibo is a highland for attracting foreign investment and industrial agglomeration. Governments at all levels of city, district and county have established interconnected administrative approval service centers, all of which provide one-stop acceptance, one-stop charging, time-limited settlement, and one-stop service. At present, Zibo has become sister cities with 35 Chinese and foreign cities, and has established economic, technological cooperation and trade relations with more than 120 countries and regions around the world. A number of multinational companies such as Siemens, Asahi Glass, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Morgan, Samsung, Citizen, PPG, and KF have come to invest one after another. Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has also established a global technology research and development center in Zibo. In 2005, the city introduced foreign investment of 15.72 billion yuan, of which the actual utilization of foreign investment was 319 million US dollars, and the foreign trade export realized 2.017 billion US dollars. It is recognized as a national pharmaceutical export base by the Ministry of Commerce. Investment environment: Zibo is one of the top 50 cities in terms of comprehensive strength in the country. In 2005, the city's total production value was 143.095 billion yuan (current price), a net increase of 28.389 billion yuan over the previous year. Calculated at comparable prices, it increased by 17.1% over the previous year. The growth rate increased by 0.1 percentage points over the previous year, setting a new high in the past ten years. .

In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry was 5.868 billion yuan, an increase of 6.8%, the added value of the secondary industry was 95.578 billion yuan, an increase of 21.2%, and the added value of the tertiary industry was 41.649 billion yuan, an increase of 10.7%. The composition ratio of the three industries was adjusted from 4.7:65.1:30.2 in the previous year to 4.1:66.8:29.1. Zibo is a national sanitary city and a provincial garden city, with a built-up area of ??150 square kilometers and a green coverage rate of 38.5%. The infrastructure and public service facilities are complete, and it has strong comprehensive urban service functions. The city's daily water supply capacity is nearly 1 million cubic meters, the maximum load of the power grid is 2.247 million kilowatts, the urban gasification rate is 99%, the urban centralized heating rate is 85%, and the annual pipeline natural gas supply is 400 million cubic meters. Zibo is a transportation hub city in Shandong Province. The Jiaoji-Zhangbo, Zidong, and Xintai railways, and the Jiqing-Binlai expressway form a double "cross" intersection in Zibo. The central area is 70 kilometers away from Jinan International Airport, 210 kilometers away from Qingdao International Airport, and 260 kilometers away from Qingdao Port. All districts and counties are connected by expressways. Zibo is a national advanced city for developing cities through science and education, a cultural model city, and a national-level spark technology intensive area. It is a scientific research base for ceramics, chemicals, medicine, silk, and metallurgy in Shandong Province. It has 837 scientific research institutions of various types and 250,000 professional and technical personnel. The city has 12 full-time colleges and universities of various types, with 92,800 students enrolled, and 85 secondary vocational schools and technical schools, which can deliver 25,000 skilled workers of various types to enterprises every year. Zibo has a relatively good industrial foundation and is the city with the best industrial supporting conditions in Shandong Province. In the rankings published by the 2004 "China City Competitiveness Report", Zibo ranked fourth among the cities with the best cost. In 2004, the total industrial output value reached 224.8 billion yuan. The main industrial fields involve chemical industry, medicine, machinery, textile, metallurgy, building materials, ceramics, electronics, electricity and other industries. Among them, chemical industry, medicine, and new materials are the industries with the most comparative advantages in Zibo. The total output value of the four major industries of chemical industry, medicine, building materials, machinery, and textile and clothing accounts for more than 72% of the city's industry. Zibo City now has more than 28,000 industrial enterprises of various types, 14 stocks listed domestically and abroad, 6 nationally-known trademarks, and 102 famous trademarks in Shandong Province. Industry: Zibo has a relatively good industrial foundation and is the city with the best industrial supporting conditions in Shandong Province. In the rankings published by the 2004 "China City Competitiveness Report", Zibo ranked fourth among the cities with the best cost. In 2005, the total industrial output value reached 300 billion yuan. The main industrial fields involve chemical industry, medicine, machinery, textile, metallurgy, building materials, ceramics, electronics, electricity and other industries. Among them, chemical industry, medicine, and new materials are the industries with the most comparative advantages in Zibo. The total output value of the four major industries of chemical industry, medicine, building materials, machinery, and textile and clothing accounts for more than 72% of the city's industry. Zibo City now has more than 28,000 industrial enterprises of various types, 14 stocks listed domestically and abroad, 6 nationally-known trademarks, and 102 famous trademarks in Shandong Province. (1) Chemical industry Among the chemical products in Zibo City, basic organic raw materials account for 29.3%, petrochemical products account for 16.3%, agricultural chemical products account for 5.7%, fine chemical products account for 35.2%, and rubber and products account for 9.9%. The scale and market share of some leading products have reached leading domestic or provincial levels. Its oil refining and ethylene plant capabilities rank among the top five in the country; its plasticizer output ranks first in the country, accounting for 46% of the country's total; it is the largest DOP production base in Asia; its fluorine series refrigerant output accounts for nearly 30% of the country's total, and Tsinghua series refrigeration products account for nearly 30% of the country's total. The pesticide is the only domestic green product approved by the US SNAP program; its pesticide production capacity ranks among the top in the country. Investment focus: 1. Ethylene deep processing products. 2. Propylene oxide, polyether and polyurethane supporting deep processing products. 3. Special plastic granules, engineering plastics, medical rubber and plastic materials and other new products. 4. Expand the production scale of chemical fiber products and develop new varieties such as functional and differentiated fibers. 5. Multiple varieties and multi-functional industrial auxiliaries and additives. 6. Development and production of fluorine chemical products based on green refrigerants. 7. PTFE deep processing products. 8. New pesticides and preparations with high efficiency, low toxicity and low residue. (2) Pharmaceutical Industry Zibo is an important pharmaceutical production base in China, mainly involving three categories of products: drugs, medical equipment, and pharmaceutical packaging materials. There are currently 75 pharmaceutical companies. The sales revenue in 2004 was 6.6 billion yuan. The main economic indicators are all Ranking first in Shandong Province.

Investment focus: 1. In-depth development and production of chemical raw materials. 2. Development and production of biomedicine, new technology medical equipment and instruments, pharmaceutical packaging materials, etc. 3. Development and upgrading of new products such as anti-infectives, antipyretics and analgesics, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular drugs, anti-tumor drugs, new traditional Chinese medicines, etc. (3) Machinery industry The machinery industry is the pillar industry of Zibo City and an important industry with certain advantages and characteristics and a good foundation. Involving general mechanical equipment such as pumps, motors, abrasives and abrasives, as well as professional machinery and equipment such as chemical industry, textile, papermaking, building materials, metallurgy, agriculture, transportation, etc. There are 276 machinery manufacturing enterprises with annual sales revenue of more than 5 million yuan, employing about 70,000 people, total assets of 12.7 billion yuan, and total sales revenue in 2004 of 16.5 billion yuan. Investment focus: 1. Manufacturing and production of complete mechanical products. 2. Manufacturing and production of complete sets of equipment. 3. Technical transformation and upgrading of old enterprises. (4) Building Materials Industry Zibo City’s building materials industry has obvious advantages in concentration. Cement, building ceramics and other industries have formed a pattern of industrial concentration and scale development. The annual output of flat glass reaches 19.45 million weight boxes, ranking first in Shandong Province; the annual output of cement reaches 14.32 million tons, ranking second in Shandong Province; the annual output of architectural ceramics reaches 800 million square meters, making it one of the three largest architectural ceramic production bases in China. In addition, the production of new ceramic materials, waterproof and thermal insulation materials, new building materials and other products also has a certain scale. Investment focus: 1. Construct an important building materials R&D and production base and logistics distribution center in China. 2. New building materials. Develop multifunctional composite wall materials, new flexible waterproof materials, sealing materials, new water supply and drainage materials, and new energy-saving windows. 3. Construction of new dry process kiln external decomposition cement production line and vertical kiln process grafting transformation. 4. High-end architectural sanitary ceramics. 5. New varieties of multi-functional flat glass deep-processing products such as microcrystalline glass, ultra-thin glass, and large-scale architectural tempered glass. (5) Textile and clothing Zibo City plays a decisive role in the same industry in Shandong Province in terms of chemical fiber, yarn-dyed fabrics, denim and clothing. The annual production capacity of chemical fiber is 353,000 tons, yarn is 120,000 tons, cloth is 860 million meters, and clothing is 33.28 million pieces. Zibo's textile industry has a high level of technology and production equipment, including 80,000 COM spinning spindles, 25,000 air-end spinning spindles, 25,000 wool spinning spindles, more than 7,000 shuttleless looms, 61 circular knitting machines, and various professional There are more than 6,000 sets (sets) of clothing equipment. Investment focus: 1. Development and production of famous brand clothing. 2. Technical transformation of intermediate fabrics and post-dyeing finishing. 3. Chemical fibers and deep-processed products. 4. Development and production of high-end yarn-dyed fabrics and apparel, denim fabrics and apparel, home textiles, knitted fabrics and apparel. (6) Ceramic Industry Zibo is one of the five major ceramic producing areas in China. Zibo ceramics, represented by high quartz porcelain, talc porcelain, Shandong Guang porcelain, Shandong celadon porcelain, bone china and fine stoneware, are famous throughout the country. There are more than 280 ceramic enterprises in the city, with 100,000 employees and total assets of more than 7 billion yuan. Zibo's ceramic industry has formed six major production and R&D bases including export ceramics, high-end hotel porcelain, advanced refractory materials, ceramic decorative materials, architectural ceramics and high-tech ceramic R&D. The production capacity of daily ceramics reaches 700 million pieces, accounting for more than half of Shandong Province's output, and its products are sold to more than 80 countries and regions. Shandong Silicate Research and Design Institute and Shandong Industrial Ceramics Research and Design Institute are provincial technology research centers. They represent the first-class domestic level in the research of new daily ceramic materials and inorganic non-metallic materials. In terms of functional ceramics and structural ceramics, As well as new breakthroughs in high-tech fields such as the research on new ceramic materials, it has laid a good technical foundation for the development of the industry. Investment focus: 1. Research, development and production of various types of functional ceramics, structural ceramics, special ceramics and other high-tech ceramics and new ceramic products. 2. R&D and production of high-end daily ceramics, technological upgrading and upgrading of building sanitary ceramics and industrial ceramics. (7) Electronics Industry In Zibo City’s electronics industry, basic components and basic material products account for the largest proportion, and have certain regional advantages. There are nearly a hundred electronic companies of various types, with total assets of 2 billion yuan and nearly 10,000 employees, of which engineering and technical personnel account for 16.5%. The annual production capacity of diodes in electronic products in Zibo City reaches 5 billion pieces, among which the output of chip diodes, which is China's leading level, accounts for more than 8% of the national output. The annual production capacity of quartz crystal devices reaches 100 million pieces. Contact and non-contact IC card modules, annual production capacity reaches 100 million units.

The production technology, process facilities and product quality of ceramic vacuum switch tubes and tube shells, ceramic copper-clad laminates, alumina ceramic substrates and other products are among the leading levels in China. The total output of quartz crystal materials has reached 230 tons. Investment focus: 1. Introduction of high-tech enterprises. 2. Give full play to the advantages of electronic basic materials, develop final products, and vigorously develop deep processing and high value-added products. (8) Metallurgical Industry The metallurgical industry in Zibo City has formed a relatively complete industrial system from mining, smelting to processing, involving iron ore, aluminum ore, pig iron, steel, refractory products, alumina, aluminum ingots, aluminum materials, Aluminum alloy, copper and many other types. There are 134 metallurgical enterprises in the city, with sales revenue of 20 billion yuan in 2004. Investment focus: 1. Relying on existing key enterprises, increase technological transformation and optimize technical equipment. 2. Develop high-quality, high value-added deep-processing products. 3. Develop new refractory materials and rare earth deep processing products. (9) Electric Power Industry Zibo is an important hub for Shandong Power Grid’s west-to-east power transmission and south-to-north power transmission. It has 29 power generation companies with a total installed capacity of 2.5 million kilowatts. It has 2 500 kV substations with a power transformation capacity of 2.25 million kVA; 9 220 kV substations with a power transformation capacity of 2.46 million kVA. Electric power resources are sufficient. In 2004, the city's power generation capacity was 13.9 billion kilowatt hours. Investment focus: Strengthen the construction and transformation of the power grid, and carry out the construction of key power transmission and transformation and power projects, especially the transformation and construction of large-capacity generating units. Service industry: (1) Commercial circulation industry Zibo City’s commercial circulation industry is led by commercial enterprises such as Zibo Commercial Building, Liqun Shopping Plaza, Ginza Mall, and Jindi Shopping Plaza, forming a core business circle in the central city. A number of well-known domestic and foreign enterprises, such as Wal-Mart and Yi Chu Lotus, have successively settled in Zibo. The number of chain enterprises in the city has grown to 42, with 550 chain stores and 9 chain enterprises with sales revenue exceeding 200 million yuan. Investment focus: 1. Upgrade and transform the original professional wholesale market. 2. Develop business formats such as warehouse supermarkets, chain operations, agency operations, and e-commerce. 3. Develop and construct a street project including food, culture, entertainment, and shopping. 4. Construct four specialized logistics centers for chemical industry, mechanical and electrical industry, building materials, and textile and clothing, and build and improve six major distribution centers for building materials, mechanical and electrical industry, chemical industry, medicine, sofa and sofa materials, and daily consumer goods. (2) Tourism Zibo is an outstanding tourist city in China and one of the five major tourist areas in Shandong Province. In 2004, it received approximately 7.72 million tourists and generated total tourism revenue of nearly 4.8 billion yuan. Investment focus: 1. Development of tourist attractions and construction of supporting entertainment projects. 2. Construction of chain-type economic hotels. Agriculture: Zibo City has distinctive agricultural characteristics, and has formed an economic zone with agricultural characteristics such as high-quality special grains, cotton, vegetables, and fruits. Linzi District is a national standardized agricultural demonstration area and the hometown of tomatoes in China, Yiyuan County is a national pollution-free fruit production demonstration base, and Gaoqing County is the main grain and cotton production area in the Shandong Plain. Investment focus: 1. The development of new varieties of high-quality and high-yield crops is the construction of agricultural industrialization bases. 2. Development, breeding and large-scale breeding of excellent livestock and poultry varieties. 3. In-depth processing of agricultural and sideline products. 4. Economic forest and ecological forest development. 5. Aquaculture and seed breeding. 6. Development and utilization of water-saving irrigation technology.