On December 13, the Baoji High-Tech Zone Management Committee held two ceremonies in the East District of the High-Tech Development Zone Science City: a centralized project commencement ceremony and a centralized project signing ceremony.
The signing ceremony, held at the Auston Hotel, covered 12 projects with a total investment of 23.2 billion RMB. These projects are set to be established in the Baoji High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, and today’s signing prepares them for subsequent construction. The commencement ceremony, held on-site at the Science City enterprise construction site, marked the start of 24 projects with a total investment of 10 billion RMB.
Attendees included Shaanxi Province Vice Governor and Baoji Municipal Party Secretary Xu Qifang, Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor Hui Jincai, leaders from the Municipal People’s Congress, CPPCC, Industry and Information Technology Bureau, Science and Technology Bureau, and the High-Tech Zone Management Committee, as well as representatives from project-investing and construction companies. Vice Governor Xu Qifang issued the official construction start order.
At the on-site commencement ceremony, the 24 projects, totaling over 10 billion RMB, officially began construction with the roar of machinery and the sound of horns. Among these:
- 12 industrial projects, totaling 7.8 billion RMB
- 7 infrastructure projects, totaling 840 million RMB
- 4 livelihood projects, totaling 1.39 billion RMB
- 1 environmental improvement project, totaling 2.4 million RMB
Key titanium and new materials projects include:
- Baoji Lixing Titanium Industry’s 2-billion RMB “Lixing Titanium and Titanium Alloy Aerospace Materials Industrial Park,” with the first phase investing 1.2 billion RMB over 180 acres for ten sub-projects
- Baoji Topda Titanium Industry’s 258-million RMB “High-End Equipment Titanium and Titanium Alloy Full Industry Chain Project” on 87 acres
- Baoji Boxin Metal’s 3.5-million RMB “Titanium-Nickel Memory Alloy Thin Sheet Development Project”
- Shaanxi Ruike New Materials Co., Ltd.’s 174.3-million RMB “Load-Type Precious Metal Catalyst and Precious Metal Compound Preparation and Regeneration Project” on 113 acres
All projects have construction cycles of roughly one year and are expected to start production by the end of 2020, significantly enhancing Baoji’s titanium industry capacity.
Also commencing construction is the 316-acre Baoji Science City Titanium and New Materials Industrial Park, approved by the Baoji High-Tech Zone Management Committee and developed by Baoji High-Tech Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. It will feature standardized factory zones and supporting service areas for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Other projects started simultaneously include high-voltage switchgear and new energy production, large CNC equipment production, and related high-tech industrial projects. Infrastructure projects include road construction, affordable housing, farmers’ markets, a tertiary general hospital, senior apartments, and High-Tech Sixth Elementary School, supporting both industrial and residential needs.
During the 12-project signing ceremony, total investment reached 23.2 billion RMB. Titanium and new material projects signed include:
- Shaanxi Jinjun Special Steel Co., Ltd.’s “10,000-ton Residual Titanium Environmental Comprehensive Utilization Project”
- Baoji Huixin Metal Co., Ltd.’s “Titanium and Composite Materials & Conductive Cross-Arm Production Project”
- Shaanxi Tupeng Titanium & Zirconium Co., Ltd.’s “Annual Production of 2,000 Tons Titanium/Zirconium Precision Foil Industrialization Project”
- Baoji Jiaqi Metal Co., Ltd.’s “Annual Production of 1,000 Tons of High-Quality Titanium Bar & Wire Export Processing Project”
- Baoji Haihua Metal Composite Materials Co., Ltd.’s “Titanium Alloy Smelting and Forging Production Line Project,” among others
These projects cover titanium and titanium alloy smelting, forging, sheet and strip processing, bar and wire processing, titanium-steel composite processing, and various titanium equipment manufacturing. They involve diverse titanium products, extensive research applications, and high technological content. The investing companies are key enterprises in Baoji’s titanium industrial cluster that have shown strong growth in production and business performance in recent years. For example, Baoji Lixing Titanium has undertaken enterprise relocation and upgrades, converting R&D projects to industrial production for large-scale manufacturing. Other companies are also expanding research and production capacity based on their existing operations.
Implementation of these projects will enhance production capabilities, strengthen profitability, and consolidate Baoji’s position as “China’s Titanium Valley,” providing the necessary infrastructure for producing high-end titanium and titanium alloy products.
In the coming years, the Baoji High-Tech Development Zone will focus on building a 20-billion RMB Titanium and New Materials Industrial Park and “park-within-park” facilities, introduce supportive policies to accelerate the titanium industry, and promote enterprise transformation toward high-end development. A 2-billion RMB industrial development guidance fund will be established, multiple financial institutions will be introduced, and support policies covering financing, tax incentives, plant leasing, and high-end talent rewards will be implemented to drive high-quality development of the Baoji titanium industry cluster, advancing the city toward its strategic goal as a “high-quality development demonstration zone, a provincial high-tech industrial hub, and a leading innovation-driven zone in western China.”