Beijing - Beijing Tongzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone

Beijing Tongzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone

Facts&Figures (2007)

Source: Administration Committee of Beijing Tongzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone

Introduction

Beijing Tongzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone (Beijing Tongzhou ETDZ) was established by the Beijing Municipal Government in 2006, and covers an area of 7.2 km². It is a city-level park.

The ETDZ is located in Tongzhou District. It is 30 km east of the city center, 30 km from Beijing Capital Airport and 130 km from Tianjin Port. The city's Sixth Ring Road, Beijing-Tianjin Road and Beijing-Shenyang Expressway pass by the ETDZ.

In 2007, the passenger and cargo throughputs of Beijing Airport reached 53.6 million and 1.4 million tons, ranking first and second in China respectively. The airport has flights to ninety-six domestic cities and ninety-one overseas destinations.

Tianjin Port is the main passageway for cargo from Beijing, North and Northwest China entering the Bohai Sea. In 2007, the port's cargo throughput reached 309 million tons, ranking fourth in China (after Shanghai, Ningbo and Guangzhou) and sixth in the world.

Beijing is now the largest education center in China. By the end of 2007, there were eighty-three universities and colleges in Beijing, with a total enrolment of 568,000. The nation's most famous universities are located in Beijing. They include Peking University and Tsinghua University, dubbed China’s Harvard and MIT respectively.

Investment Climate

In 2007, the GDP of Tongzhou District reached RMB 18.7 billion, up 15.4% over 2006, and accounting for 2.1% of the city's total.

The pillar industries of the ETDZ are new materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and fine chemicals. The ETDZ consists of two zones – the eastern zone and the western zone.

The eastern zone is situated in Xiji Town. Since the founding of Xiji Development Zone (the predecessor of the eastern zone), forty-five companies have invested in the zone, realizing total accumulative revenues of RMB 2.6 billion. An industrial structure has been formed, focusing on the high-tech industries and export-oriented industries.

Switzerland's Georg Fischer is a major foreign investor in the eastern zone. Its factory in the ETDZ was set up in 2007, with an investment of RMB 300 million. Its main business is the production of plastic pipeline systems, and its annual industrial revenue is expected to reach RMB 150 million.

The western zone is located in Zhangjiawan Town of Tongzhou District. It covers an area of 2.78 km². Presently, 212 companies have established businesses in the western zone. Major investors include the U.S.'s PPG, Japan's Asahi, France's Elf Atochem, Germany's Softing and Ottobock, and Malaysia's Lion Group.