On the morning of September 6th, a cooperation and exchange meeting between Henan and multinational corporations was held with the theme of "Investing in Henan and Sharing the Future Across". 39 projects were signed on-site, including 27 investment projects with a contract investment amount of 17.9 billion yuan; 6 trade contracts with a contract trade volume of 26.8 billion yuan; 6 strategic cooperation agreements.
Henan has great advantages in terms of talent and geography, as well as in the production of raw materials for agricultural products, which is a key consideration for our company when investing, "said Zhang Huafeng, China Project Director, Deputy General Manager, and China Operations General Manager of Thailand Suokun Jing Food (Volkswagen) Co., Ltd.
Thailand Suokun King Food (Volkswagen) Co., Ltd. is a food company that provides a one-stop service from breeding, production, packaging to sales. It is reported that the company's investment project in Henan is located in the Wuyang County Food Industry Park, east section of Sanlihe Road, Wuyang County, with a total investment of 1.12 billion yuan. The first phase will construct a production line for daily processing and production of 10 tons of probiotic fermented meat, and the second phase will construct a production line for daily processing and production of 100 tons of meat products, "said Zhang Huafeng. After the first phase is completed and put into operation, it is expected that the annual sales revenue will reach 200 million yuan, and within five years, the annual sales revenue will reach 2.2 billion yuan.
To invest in Henan, the first step is to understand and enter Henan. At the exchange meeting, Henan demonstrated its advantages in open cooperation from various aspects such as industry categories, market size, human resources, location and transportation, innovation ecology, and business environment.
The Henan market has a huge scale and vast space. There are nearly 100 million permanent residents, over 22 million middle-income groups, and 10.37 million market entities. In 2022, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2.4 trillion yuan, ranking fifth in the country.
In terms of human resources, Henan has over 57 million working-age population and over 13 million skilled talents, providing solid talent and manpower support for industrial development.
In terms of geographical advantages, Henan has convenient transportation and access to the world. The "meter" shaped high-speed rail network centered around Zhengzhou has formed a "2-hour economic circle" that efficiently connects surrounding provincial capital cities and an "8-hour economic circle" that connects major large and medium-sized cities across the country.
With the Central Plains Science and Technology City, Central Plains Medical Science City, and Central Plains Agricultural Valley as pillars, Henan has formed a "three legged" scientific and technological innovation pattern. In 2022, the coverage rate of research and development activities of industrial enterprises above designated size in the province reached 52%, and the investment in research and development funds exceeded 110 billion yuan.
Henan has a complete range of industries and a complete system, with 40 major industrial categories, 197 medium industry categories, and 583 sub industry categories. In 2022, the industrial added value of the province reached 1.96 trillion yuan, ranking 6th in the country and 1st in the central and western regions. Henan is accelerating the cultivation and construction of advanced manufacturing clusters in seven fields, including new materials, new energy vehicles, electronic information, advanced equipment, modern food, modern light textile, and modern medicine.
On April 6, 2023, the Zhengzhou BYD project was successfully put into operation in the aviation port area, creating a Henan speed of 37 days for the automobile manufacturing project and 17 months for smooth production. Henan has 16 new energy vehicle production enterprises and more than 600 on-scale automotive parts enterprises. In terms of building a trillion level new energy vehicle industry cluster, Henan is developing vehicle manufacturing centered around Zhengzhou City and the Aviation Port Area, and building a leading new energy vehicle industry base in the country.
The production of mobile phones in Henan Province accounts for about 1/10 of the national production. Zhengzhou has gathered over 3000 sensor related enterprises, with the market share of gas sensors and pyroelectric infrared sensors ranking first in China. The aviation port area forms a semiconductor industry chain layout covering materials, equipment, manufacturing, packaging testing, and modular production. To build a trillion level electronic information industry cluster, Henan will focus on building a national dedicated chip and packaging testing base, creating a number of characteristic industrial parks such as China (Zhengzhou) Intelligent Sensing Valley, and building an emerging new generation of information technology industry highland.
Henan produced 1/2 ham sausage, 1/3 instant noodles, 1/4 Mantou, 3/5 rice dumpling and 7/10 dumplings on the national market. To build a trillion level modern food industry cluster, Henan fully supports enterprises to increase variety, improve quality, and create brands, meet the diverse needs of consumers, establish a green food industry ecosystem that integrates production, purchase, storage, processing, and sales, and promote our province's transition from a "Chinese granary" to a "Chinese kitchen" and a "world dining table".
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the construction of the Zhengzhou Luxembourg "Air Silk Road". The construction of the "Double Hub" between Zhengzhou and Luxembourg has achieved significant results. The cooperation between Henan and Luxembourg has expanded from aviation logistics to various fields such as economy, trade, and finance. "In June of this year, the cargo volume of Luxembourg Cargo Airlines at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport exceeded 1 million tons." Luxembourg Cargo Airlines Chairman Tom Weisberg introduced at the meeting.
Multinational corporations are powerful drivers of economic globalization and important forces in building an open world economy. As an important participant, witness, and beneficiary in the process of Henan's opening up to the outside world, multinational corporations have built a bridge connecting Henan to the world, accelerating the pace of Henan's integration into the world.
Henan has a deep foundation of cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Gong Weixi, Director of the Global Investment and Technology Promotion Office and Institutional Partnership Department of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, introduced at the meeting that on December 16, 2020, the Northern Regional Coordination Center of the Beijing Office of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization's Investment and Technology Promotion Office was unveiled in the airport area. Relying on the resource endowment, industrial foundation, and development needs of Zhengzhou and Henan, the Northern Regional Coordination Center has supported Zhengzhou in building an international cooperation center and landing an industrial park.
Gong Weixi stated that in the future, international cooperation centers will be used as platforms and carriers to attract more international organizations, institutions, and regional headquarters, research and development centers, and professional service institutions of foreign-funded multinational corporations to settle in Zhengzhou, strengthen the agglomeration effect of international institutions stationed in Zhengzhou, and promote industrial resource integration through effective research, consultation, and investment promotion activities, Jointly promote Zhengzhou's "introduction", "going global" and "transformation of new and old driving forces between regions", and achieve a "domestic and international dual cycle".
This cooperation and exchange meeting has built an important platform for the exchange between multinational corporations and Henan Province. Here, multinational corporations can better understand the investment environment, policy support, and market potential of Henan Province, while also providing opportunities for Henan Province to showcase its development achievements and investment opportunities. "Gong Weixi said.
Numerous multinational companies have invested and established businesses in Henan, bringing advanced technical equipment, leading management experience, and high-quality product services to our province. It is understood that Henan will further deepen its all-round cooperation with multinational corporations, actively take the initiative and provide advanced services, serving as the "caring steward" of multinational corporations, providing more opportunities, accumulating stronger momentum, and creating a better environment for the development of enterprises in Henan.
To perform: Dahe Network
冀公网安备 13010402002331号