Ningjin County has abundant salt mineral resources, with a proven amount of over 100 billion tons of high-quality salt mineral resources. Based on its advantageous resources, Ningjin County has planned and built a salt chemical circular economy park relying on the economic development zone. Following the principle of "industrial agglomeration and chain development", it strives to create a national highland for the development of salt chemical industry.
Entering the production workshop of Hebei Zhongyan Longxiang Salt Chemical Co., Ltd., on the fully automated assembly line, there is a bustling production scene.
Wang Shinang, Chairman of Hebei Zhongyan Longxiang Salt Chemical Co., Ltd.: Currently, most of the salt consumed in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region is produced by our company. We can produce over 400000 tons of edible salt annually, which can meet the daily consumption and food processing needs of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region for one year.
Longxiang Salt Chemical is the first enterprise to settle in the Ningjin Salt Chemical Circular Economy Park. Its settlement not only fills the gap of well and mineral salt in North China, but also is currently the largest well and mineral salt production and sales enterprise in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. When it comes to why they want to settle in Ningjin, the person in charge of the enterprise gave this answer.
Compared to the natural environment at the same latitude, Ningjin Salt Field has large natural reserves and the highest purity, which is an important reason why we chose to build a factory here. Moreover, the park where we are located is a gathering area for salt chemical industry with a complete industrial chain. We can keep up with the strong alliances of downstream enterprises and develop together.
The ability for enterprises to form strong alliances and develop together is mainly due to the strict entry threshold of Ningjin Salt Chemical Circular Economy Park.
Jiang Can, Director of the Investment Promotion Bureau of Ningjin Economic Development Zone, said that in order to develop and grow, it is necessary to adopt a large-scale cluster development model. It is necessary to clearly classify the salt chemical industry chain and ensure that all types of salt chemical industry projects cannot enter the park in a homogeneous manner. Therefore, anyone who fails to meet these two standards will not be allowed to enter the park.
To further promote the scale and cluster development of the salt chemical industry, the park actively carries out investment promotion around the industrial chain and strives to cultivate new economic growth points. At present, Haopu Technology Xingtai Co., Ltd. in the park is accelerating the construction of a 6000 ton per year phthalic anhydride and supporting project. The chemical high-performance composite materials produced by the project can be widely used in the production of composite new materials such as high-speed rail, aerospace, and wind power.
The product we produce is encouraged by the state to be introduced and researched, developed, and produced. It is at the forefront of composite materials and the only enterprise in Hebei Province that produces this product. After the project is fully put into operation, it is expected to have an annual output value of over one billion yuan and profits and taxes of over one hundred million yuan.
Clarify the development direction of the leading industry, plan the industrial layout of Ningjin Salt Chemical Circular Economy Park from a high starting point, optimize resource allocation, and strengthen the mechanisms of chain extension, chain strengthening, and chain supplementation. After nearly 10 years of development, a total of 36 enterprises have settled in the park, forming a preliminary industrial chain based on salt production and coordinated development of fine chemicals, biopharmaceuticals, and new chemical materials, laying a solid foundation for the rapid circular development of the park.
Shi Kedong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Executive Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Ningjin Economic Development Zone, said that through the "industrial park+industrial chain" investment model and commercial investment model, we can focus on introducing salt chemical industry projects with good growth potential, high investment intensity, high product added value, and the ability to supplement, extend and strengthen the chain. With the cultivation path of "incubating stock, attracting increment, and improving quality", we can attract more salt chemical upstream and downstream enterprises to settle in our park.
Strengthening project support, creating a development platform with superior carrying conditions, and further optimizing industrial layout, Ningjin Salt Chemical Circular Economy Park will leverage its unique resource advantages, clarify industrial development path measures, and accelerate the high-quality development of the salt chemical industry.
We will rely on high-quality salt mine resources, focus on park construction, industrial cultivation, project attraction, technological transformation investment, and factor guarantee, extend the chain of salt chemical industry, improve the operation mechanism of development zones, promote the scale and cluster development of salt chemical industry with a first-class business environment, ensure a high-quality first quarter "good start", and achieve an output value exceeding 20 billion yuan by 2027. We will make every effort to build a highland for the development of salt chemical industry in the country, and make the contribution that an economic county should make to the city's leapfrog development.
