On September 8th, at the Tianshun Marine Engineering Smart Manufacturing project site in Sheyang Port Economic Development Zone, excavators were busy digging earth, construction vehicles transported materials back and forth, and workers labored intensively, creating a bustling construction atmosphere. As a key project in Sheyang County's marine engineering equipment industrial chain, the Tianshun Marine Engineering Smart Manufacturing project has a total investment of 1 billion yuan. Upon completion, it will produce 200,000 tons of ship segment modules annually, with an expected annual output value of 2 billion yuan. "We will actively play the leading role of a flagship enterprise, driving the collaborative development of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, creating more value for local economic and social development," said Yan Junxu, Chairman of Tianshun Wind Energy Group, with great anticipation.
Projects are accelerating their implementation, and impressive data continues to emerge: In the first half of this year, Sheyang achieved a regional GDP of 38.075 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%. All 13 major economic indicators, including value-added of industrial enterprises above designated size and industrial investment, met or exceeded expectations. In the first eight months, 83 new industrial projects worth over 100 million yuan were signed, 43 newly commenced construction, 19 were newly completed, and 26 reached production capacity. Among the 74 major provincial and municipal projects, the construction rate reached 92%, delivering a report card of "steady progress with innovation and improvement."
Moving forward relentlessly to pursue projects and strengthen industries, Sheyang County Party Committee and Government designated this year as the "Project Development Year." From government departments to industrial parks, "prioritizing projects" has become the action guideline, and "focusing on projects, revolving around projects, and working hard on projects" has become a development consensus.
Behind the accelerated project implementation is an "endless" business environment improvement initiative. From initial negotiations to production and effectiveness, comprehensive high-quality services throughout the entire cycle serve as both the "fertile soil" for project establishment and the core driver for activating the magnetic effect of "business-to-business investment attraction." This year, 11 projects in Sheyang County achieved "immediate construction upon land acquisition." The county became the first in the city to complete national platform public data resource registration, achieved full coverage of "one-platform processing for high-frequency grassroots affairs" in towns and districts with the highest transaction volume citywide, and the County Data Bureau was recognized as a national "Digital Empowerment Demonstration Hall Case Unit." "The time for enterprises from land acquisition to obtaining construction permits has been reduced from over 100 days in the past to just 1 day now, making rapid approval the norm," introduced Wang Zuokun, a staff member of Sheyang County Data Bureau.
The county seeks both industrial cluster strength and new industrial momentum. Walking into the production workshop of Luxshare Precision Industrial (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. in Sheyang Economic Development Zone, intelligent production lines operate at full speed, completing automotive wire harness production, circuit installation, testing, packaging, and other processes. "Automotive wire harnesses are the 'nervous system' of automobiles. Our wire harness manufacturing level ranks fourth globally, occupying 30% of the national new energy vehicle market share. More than 50% of Li Auto's automotive wire harnesses are produced by our Sheyang factory," introduced Pan Yuanzhou, Human Resources Manager. The company has independently developed fully automated wire insertion, cutting and twisting intelligent equipment, reducing labor while achieving micrometer-level precision, with product qualification rates near 100% and safety standards exceeding international levels. Current orders are scheduled through year-end, with an expected output value of 1.8 billion yuan this year. The company plans to invest tens of millions of yuan in R&D funds to upgrade equipment and continuously improve production efficiency.
Not far from the Luxshare Precision factory, Jiangsu Kelida Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. integrates automotive plastic functional components, rubber sealing components, and mold design and manufacturing, with its hydrogen fuel cell products holding an 80% market share. "The automotive industry iterates rapidly, and R&D is key to development," company manager Lin Chunyu told reporters. The company is currently collaborating with Yancheng Institute of Technology to develop a hydrogen fuel cell voltage inspection module (CVM). This technology can collect voltage in real-time, measure impedance, and analyze data, solving reliability and durability challenges in hydrogen fuel cell systems through CAN bus interaction, representing a disruptive technological innovation in the industry. The company also plans to establish an off-site R&D laboratory in Suzhou while setting up an R&D center at the Sheyang base. The R&D center will be completed and operational by 2026 to accelerate the transformation and implementation of laboratory achievements.
Innovation achievements continue to emerge and accelerate transformation. In the first half of the year, Sheyang County completed the first batch of 30 national high-tech enterprise applications, newly recognized 26 provincial-level specialized and innovative SMEs and 78 municipal-level innovative SMEs. Five companies including Luchenxin Technology and Aishengmu Technology completed shareholding reforms, and eight companies including CRRC Wind Power Blades and Tiqiao Textile were rated as provincial advanced-level smart factories.
Optimizing the innovation ecosystem and cultivating innovation fertile ground, Sheyang attracts more enterprises to establish operations here with strong innovation appeal. Last month, Chint New Energy's equipment manufacturing project with a total investment of approximately 5 billion yuan was successfully signed. As a pioneer and explorer of "Made in China" in the photovoltaic field, Chint New Energy will help Sheyang build a more comprehensive new energy industry ecosystem.
A relevant official from Sheyang County Science and Technology Bureau stated that they will focus on building high-level platforms, persist in cultivating platforms and strengthening carriers simultaneously, deeply explore the potential of sci-tech innovation enclaves, accelerate the construction of an offshore innovation network connecting Nanjing and Suzhou, support leading enterprises and universities/research institutes in jointly building innovation consortiums, and accelerate the construction of a complete innovation chain covering R&D design, pilot transformation, and scenario applications, enabling innovation achievements to be implemented faster and injecting lasting momentum for industrial transformation toward high-end, intelligent, and green development.