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[CHIITF Event]Luoyang 2019 Forum for the Innovation-driven Development of Urban Economy and the 37th Luoyang Peony Culture Festival Investment and Trade Fair Kick Off

Source:hnr.cn   Time:2019-04-09 17:13   Pageviews:1356

On April 8, the 13th China (Henan) International Investment and Trade Fair, with the theme “Openness and Cooperation, Brilliant Central Plain”, was opened in Zhengzhou. Luoyang was the venue for the event’s parallel sessions. In the morning on April 9, the “Opening up and Smart Sharing to Create a Bright Future - 2019 Urban Economic Innovation and Development Forum Luoyang and the 37th Luoyang Peony Culture Festival Investment & Trade Fair” was opened. The event was co-hosted by Henan Provincial Commerce Department and the People’s Government of Luoyang Municipality.


The reporter learned that the event consisted of two parts: “City promotion and project signing”, and “Opening up and Smart Sharing to Create a Bright Future - 2019 Urban Economic Innovation and Development Forum Luoyang”.


At the “ Opening up and Smart Sharing to Create a Bright Future -  2019 Urban Economic Innovation and Development Forum Luoyang”, in order to implement the guidelines of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Central Economic Work Conference, and offer insights into major issues like enhancing industrial economy, developing real economy, and pushing for the transformation and upgrade of manufacturing while centering on the development needs of Luoyang, the organizer invited leaders of relevant national ministries and commissions to explore a new road for Luoyang featuring open development, innovation-driven development, and quality development.


Li Yizhong, former Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and Chairman of China Federation of Industrial Economics (CFIE), delivered a wonderful speech with the theme “Enhancing the supply capacity of industrial economy”. Combining the realities of Henan Province and Luoyang City, he shared his insights in pushing for the structural reform of supply side, boosting the profitability of industrial enterprises, and replacing old growth drivers with new ones at a faster pace. Approaching these issues from a theoretical perspective and taking into account the realities of Luoyang, his speech offered substantive detailed and accurate data and penetrating analysis. It is highly instructive for the efforts of leveraging the comparative advantages of Luoyang to boost industrial economy.


Wang Yiming, a famous economist and Deputy Director of Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), delivered a speech with the theme “Industrial entity development and transformation development”. From macroscopic aspects, he touched upon the issue of boosting the transformation development and efficient development of industrial entity as the national economy is shifting from fast growth to quality development. His speech offered a clear road map for Luoyang to cope with risks and challenges under the new normal, speed up the building of modern industrial system, and propel the development of real economy, making the audience more confident in future development.


Qu Daokui, President of SIASUN Robot & Automation Co., Ltd., delivered a speech titled “Robots empowering intelligent manufacturing” which covers the status of China’s industrial robots, robots and intelligent manufacturing, the intelligent upgrade of traditional machinery manufacturing, and other aspects. His speech ejected new power to Luoyang as the city seeks to accelerate AI development, upgrade traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing, and enhance the innovation capacity and competitive edge of real economy.


Yu Zhangfa, Chairman of CITIC Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., delivered a speech with the title “Openness and innovation underpin the quality development of Luoyang”. With CITIC as a starting point, he explained the fundamental path for China to enhance the competitiveness of manufacturing industry. His speech was highly instructional for traditional manufacturing enterprises to realize upgrade and transformation.


The four guests delivered these wonderful speeches based on their research and practice, featuring both theoretical and practical dimensions. All these speeches highlighted the major strategic deployment of the central government on expanding opening-up, developing real economy, and promoting quality development. They pointed a vision for future development, and showcase the new development concept of “innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared development”.


The reporter learned that at the collective signing ceremony for investment promotion projects at the 37th Luoyang Peony Culture Festival Investment and Trade Fair, 36 projects were signed (including 33 contract projects and three strategic cooperation agreements). The 33 contract projects involved a total investment of RMB 53.75 billion. Among which, there were 19 projects worth over RMB 1 billion, 21 projects of home and abroad Global Fortune 500 enterprises and top 50 industrial leaders, and 31 modern industrial projects in “five powerful industries, six emerging industries, and five featured industries”, and two foreign investment projects. These projects involve fields like advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, cultural tourism, efficient agriculture, biomedicine, high-end petrochemical industry, modern logistics, and peony planting. These projects echo with the strategic positioning of the state and Henan Province for Luoyang, and the development direction of Luoyang. They will be of great significance for faster industrial upgrade and transformation, and the open development, innovation-driven development, and quality development of Luoyang.

据介绍,本届投洽会集中签约项目呈现六大亮点:
The collective signing ceremony had six highlights:


(I) Three strategic cooperation agreements were signed, rendering more expansive space for the cooperation development of Luoyang. At the fair, three strategic cooperation agreements were signed. Among which, SIASUN and the People’s Government of Luoyang Municipality signed a strategic cooperation agreement. According to the agreement, the Central Plains Robot and Intelligent Rail Transit Equipment Manufacturing Industrial Park will be built in Luoyang. The objective is to shape a cluster of robot and intelligent rail transit enterprises, and push for the intelligent manufacturing upgrade of industrial enterprises. Huayao City Group and the People’s Government of Luoyang Municipality signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the market-oriented transformation and upgrade of central city. On the back of Huayao City Group’s industrial strength and influence in business logistics, efforts will be made to offer an overall solution for the transformation and upgrade of Luoyang central city, and build a business complex with the distinctive historical and cultural features of Luoyang. Henan Deng Yaping Sports Industry Investment Fund and the People’s Government of Luoyang Municipality signed a cooperation agreement for sports culture industry investment fund. The project will feature “sports+”, such as sports + culture, sports + education, sports + industry, and other models. Efforts will be made to expand the scope of inclusive consumption dominated by sports and shape a layout for the integrated development of sports culture and related industries in Luoyang.


(II) 19 major projects were brought in, adding to the momentum of Luoyang’s quality development. Among the 33 signed contract projects, there were 19 with an investment volume over RMB 1 billion, accounting for 56.3% of the total number and totaling RMB 49.42 billion; there were four projects with investment over RMB 5 billion, totaling RMB 32.3 billion. Especially, the successful introduction of a host of major projects will make Luoyang’s leading industries more concentrated and competitive, and provide new drivers for the quality economic development in Luoyang. These projects include: the RMB 10 billion project of New Materials Industrial Park invested by Luoyang Bearing Research Institute Co., Ltd., the RMB 5 billion Wuyue Plaza construction project invested by Seazen Holdings Co., Ltd. and the RMB 5 billion project of Hot Spring Town construction invested by CITIC Land.


(III) The introduction of 11 advanced manufacturing projects will boost the core industrial competitiveness of Luoyang. At the fair, 11 advanced manufacturing projects were signed, involving total investment RMB 15.91 billion. The successful introduction of the RMB 1.5 billion wind vane tower barrel production project invested by Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd., the RMB 1.2 billion China-Europe (Luoyang) Scientific and Technological Innovation International Cooperation Industrial Park project invested by Forton Holding Group Co., Ltd. and other 9 projects will greatly enhance the overall automation and core competitiveness of Luoyang’s advanced equipment manufacturing industry.


(IV) The successful introduction of 6 new materials projects will further push the frontier of material industry in Luoyang. At the fair, 6 projects of new materials were signed, securing total investment RMB 5.5 billion. The RMB 1.6 billion project of prefabricated building industrial park construction invested by Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA), the RMB 1.5 billion chip R&D and production project invested by Henan Science and Technology Investment Co., Ltd., the RMB 1.2 billion thermal battery production construction project invested by Jinghui Technology Co., Ltd. Guizhou, and other projects will boost the synergy of competitive industries and home leading research institutes in the integration of industry and R&D, and propel the innovation-driven development of industries in Luoyang.


(V) The successful introduction of three tourism projects will add new drivers for the efforts of shaping an inclusive tourism industry in Luoyang. At the fair, three tourism projects were signed, securing total investment RMB 7 billion. The RMB 1 billion Marriott Hotel construction project invested by Marriott Bonvoy, the RMB 1 billion wildlife park construction project invested by Siberia Tiger Park Co., Ltd. and other projects will combine to shape a comprehensive tourism industry chain integrating cultural tourism, eco-tour, and landscape tour, and boost the coordinated development of cultural tourism and ecological environment.


(VI) A large number of projects attracted investment outside the province and from foreign investors, which shows that inward investment has become a major driver of Luoyang’s economic development. At the fair, 24 projects with investment outside the province and from foreign investors were signed, accounting for 72.7% of the total number and involving a total investment of RMB 39.87 billion. Among which, two projects were invested by foreign investors, securing RMB 1.3 billion, namely the 1.2 billion China-Europe (Luoyang) Scientific and Technological Innovation International Cooperation Industrial Park project invested by Forton Holding Group Co., Ltd., and the RMB 100 million Demonstration Park for Integrated Development of Rural Industries project invested by Hanyouli Products Co., Ltd. 22 projects were invested by capital outside of Henan Province, with investment RMB 38.57 billion. The growing number of projects invested by capital outside the province will accelerate Luoyang’s industrial restructuring and economic transformation and upgrade, and open local economy wider to the outside world.