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Yunnan - Kunming Economic and Technological Development Zone

Published: 10 Apr 2009 16:23:19 PST

Kunming Economic and Technological Development Zone (Kunming ETDZ)

Facts&Figures (2007)

Rating
Year of Establishment	May, 1992
Land Area	9.8 km²
Location	Kunming, Yunnan
GDP	RMB 4.8 billion (US$638 million), 15.6% up
FDI	N.A.
Utilized FDI	N.A
Major Investors	Yunnan Tobacco Leaf, Kunming Shipbuilding Equipment, Kunming Su-well Biotechnology, Kunming Boiler, Kunming Jindian Pharmaceutical, Yunnan Green-Land Biological Technology
Major Industries Encouraged	Tobacco processing, machinery manufacturing, electronic information, biotechnology

Source: Kunming ETDZ

Introduction

Kunming Economic and Technological Development Zone (Kunming ETDZ) was established in May 1992 and approved by the State Council in February 2000 as a state-level development zone.

Located in the east of Kunming, Kunming ETDZ has a well-developed traffic network. It is 4 km and 2 km away from the South Railway Station and East Railway Station respectively. Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, which ranked seventh in terms of both passenger throughput and freight throughput in China in 2007, is only 1.8 km from Kunming ETDZ. Kunming-Shilin Expressway and Kunming-Yuxi Expressway are also adjacent to the zone.

Investment Climate

In 2007, Kunming ETDZ realized GDP of RMB 4.8 billion – an increase of 15.6% year on year. It accounted for about 3.4% of the city's total. Value-added industrial output of the secondary industry (industry&construction) and tertiary Industry (services) reached RMB 3.3 billion and 1.5 billion respectively.

Tobacco processing, machinery manufacturing, electronic information, and biotechnology are Kunming ETDZ's pillar industries. Representative enterprises include Yunnan Tobacco Leaf, Kunming Shipbuilding Equipment, Kunming Su-well Biotechnology, Kunming Boiler, Kunming Jindian Pharmaceutical and Yunnan Green-Land Biological Technology, etc.

In 2007, there were about fifteen enterprises with an annual industrial output of over RMB 100 million each. Together, they generated an industrial output of RMB 6.6 billion, accounting for 77.2% of the zone's total.

Additionally, high-tech enterprises developed rapidly in 2007. They realized an industrial output of RMB 2.4 billion, representing a rise of 25.9% year on year and accounting for 28.4% of the zone's total.

In 2007, the tertiary industry (services) generated large revenues. Wholesale and retail trade realized a value-added industrial output of RMB 1.1 billion - an increase of 62.4% over the previous year. Transport, storage, postal services, accommodation, catering, social services and software development generated a value-added industrial output of RMB 400 million – a rise of 28.3% year on year.