Nantong National High-tech Industrial Development Zone

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Established in 1992, the Nantong High-tech Industrial Development Zone was approved as a national-level zone in December 2013. As the only national-level high-tech industrial development zone in Nantong, it has become one of the areas with the most investment value in the Yangtze River Delta region. The high-tech zone takes auto parts as its leading industry and new-generation information technology as its emerging industry. As China's diecasting demonstration base, it strives to upgrade its auto-aluminum diecasting for smarter and more automatic operations, and to expand its business in new energy vehicles' power assembly, drive disk assembly and battery packs.There is a string of listed enterprises and Fortune Global 500 companies in the zone, including Guangdong Hongtu Technology (Holdings) Co Ltd, Aotecar New Energy Technology Co Ltd, Guangdong Wencan Die-casting Co Ltd, IKEA, Aptiv, Warburg Pincus, Amphenol, and ProLogis.The zone has spared no efforts in building an integrated circuit (IC) industrial highland featuring electronic materials, passive components, electronic circuits, integrated circuits, display devices, intelligent equipment and supporting industries. The zone has introduced a number of semiconductor materials and equipment projects in chip manufacturing, IC design, compound special chips, 5G and IC substrates.In the zone, innovation and entrepreneurship projects can enjoy financial support from the province, city and zone simultaneously. In addition, innovation and entrepreneurship projects, innovation research and development platforms and efficient technological transformation results can also enjoy supporting funds granted by the zone.It is equipped with ample living infrastructure, such as starred hotels, commercial complexes, shopping malls, talent apartments, international schools and golf courses. Compared with Shanghai and Suzhou, Nantong's labor resources are greater in number, better in stability and lower in costs.During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), the zone will further promote the three major industries. In about three years, their total output value is expected to reach 50 billion yuan ($7.2 million).

Nantong National High-tech Industrial Development Zone

南通高新技术产业开发区

Established in 1992, the high-tech zone was approved as a national-level zone in December 2013. As the only national-level high-tech industrial development zone in Nantong, it has become one of the areas with the most investment value in the Yangtze River Delta region.