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Taizhou economic development zone
2006-8-5 19:32:19
Lying in the midsection of the Golden Coast of Zhejiang province, China, (121¡ã28 east longitude, 28¡ã28' north latitude), Taizhou economic development zone has established in Jan 30,1997. With the integration of provincial economic development zone, provincial investment zone of Taiwan businessmen, provincial industrial park of high and new technology, Taizhou economic development zone has become the opening window to the outside world, the economic carrier of our province , the focus of the regional economy , the key area of the central city, and the guide of systematic reform . The developing zone covers a total area of 30 sq. km which is divided into the east district and west district by the main road called Donghuan. The east district about 16 sq. km is the scientific and technological park of industry, which rely mainly on technology-intensive, export-leading type, set up all kinds of modern manufacturing industry and processing industry which accord with the request of environmental protection. Besides, variety of characteristic parks has been set up there, for instant: the industrial park of high and new technology, the center of starting an undertaking of the developing area, the investment park for Taiwan businessmen, electromechanical industrial park, park for students studied abroad start an undertaking, etc. The west district includes the key area of central city of about 3 sq. km and the residential area, education area around. Among them the key area in the of the central city is made up by administration cultural center, financial and commercial trading center, the sports center and auxiliary axis of sight seeing. It is the most intensive central block with a flow of people, technology, information and capitals in new Taizhou.

¡¡¡¡Since the establishment of the developing zone, the accumulation of construction funds of basic facilities has add up to 1,500 million. 36 roads which the total length is 48 kilometers, the whole area of the road is 1,980,000 square meters and the green coverage is more than 300 mu has been finished. Undoubtedly it has already possessed the good developmental condition at the moment. Also, the infrastructure of east district has come up to the standard of: road, telecommunication, electric power, water supply, drainage, sewerage, and land flat. Besides, 12 sq. km¡¯s expanding construction of newly developed area eastward are starting in an all-round way and the main road of " two verticals and four horizontals " of 21 kilometers in total length is constructing intensely in the district at present . The west district has already formed itself as the backbone of the framework of the road with 62 meters wide of the central road, 50 meters wide of main road of municipal government, and 42 meters wide of Donghai main road. The infrastructure of telecommunications, electricity, water supply, sewerage, etc, and finance, commerce, culture and education, hygiene, sports, etc are being built up progressively and perfecting constantly. And already investors from more than 10 countries and regions, such as U.S.A, Germany,, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc, have made the investment in the district so far, forming an industry group of reflect light membrane, festival light, automobile fittings, rubber products, industrial sewing machine, etc. With the logic industrial structure, The flexible mechanism of enterprise, The high degree of export-oriented of products, it always appears in a good situation with rapid development..

         The management committee of Taizhou economic development zone was appointed by the government of Taizhou, exercising economic administrative power in the name of municipal government. It owns the power of economic administration, the right of tax revenue levy and managment, industrial and commercial administrative management power and unified right of charging. In order to improve the environment of the investment further, attract local and overseas enterprises and individuals to come to our developing zone, promote the development of new economic society of new Taizhou, the management committee has published the policy of rewards (to people who considered as the bridge of outside investment), the preferential policy in industrial park of high and new technology, and also in tax revenue, price of land, etc. For the leading products which are encouraged by our nation, substitutive import products, and projects with high technical content, heavy degree of enterprise relation, a bright future of markets, and enterprises which engaged in the infrastructure and development on the tracts of our developing zone can implement according to a kind of "low threshold" policy. That is ¡°one enterprise, one policy" or "one project, one policy". Meanwhile, our developing zone offer full set of high-qualified service of imports and exports market and management, and implement" A window to the outside" policy too, which simplify the procedures of examination and approval also.

           In addition, the management committee of Taizhou economic development zone is concentrate on the policy of " develop economy, build new city " firmly, tries to seize the favorable opportunity of the accession to the WTO of China and eastward expanding project of developing zone, makes full use of the advantage with flexible operating mechanism of new Taizhou, insists in the guideline of the internal and external capital utilization for the development simultaneously, and strengthen efforts in inviting and attracting outside investment, All the effects are on the purpose of turning the developing zone into the most fast and vigorous development area, the most centralized area of foreign investments of new Taizhou, and become the base of foreign exchange earning and the intensive area of high and new technology. And turn developing zone into logically distributed, facilities complete, traffic convenient, environment beautiful, multiple functional, civilized in order, new developing urban area of economic prosperity at the same time. We will welcome all investors at home and abroad visit our Taizhou economic developing zone in Zhengjiang province to make the investment wholeheartedly with the service of the norm, high efficiency and high quality as well. Finally, let us corporate together, and develop together.

 

TEDZ undertakes a glorious task of both developing economy and constructing a new town as the people of Taizhou repose their hopes in it. While beating out the vigorous tune of construction of new Taizhou, TEDZ has experienced a five-year period of fast developing, during which many brilliant compositions of construction have been composed. The principles that infrastructure facilities should be developed first, essential points should be pushed forward and the construction should be of high standard, have been stuck to in TEDZ. Essential elements for industrial production such as road, telecommunication, power, water sewage drainage etc, as well as service facilities of finance, education, hygiene, sports etc, are being perfected.

         In TEDZ, regional economic quality has been emphasized and special features have been created on purpose to develop healthily and fast. Industrial masses such as reflective film, Christmas light, automobile accessories and sewing machine etc, have been built up with the help of establishing hi-tech industrial garden and pioneering center as well as of expanding eastern zone. Enlightened and open policies have been taken in TEDZ together with the policy of promoting foreign investment. At present, enterprises with foreign investment from more than ten countries and regions have been established in TEDZ, such as from USA, Japan, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

        The beautiful land of TEDZ has opened up broad prospects of development for investors. Friends from all over the world are warmly welcome to investigate and invest in TEDZ and the Administrative Committee of TEDZ will provide first-class service for investors based on the principle of cordial cooperation and mutual benefit.

INVESTMENT FEATURES

Good Location
The city-level administration center, financial and trade center and cultural and sports center are located in TEDZ which consists the core district of Taizhou as well as the core district of talent, technology, information and capital of it.

Integrated Economic Management Power
Foreign investors are highly encouraged to invest in TEDZ. All the examination and approval procedures for foreign investment can be completed by the Administrative Committee of TEDZ which enjoys the city-level economic management Power.

TEDZ has well-developed infrastructure facilities with total investment exceeding RMB Yuan 1.5 billion. In TEDZ, supporting projects of science and technology, culture and hygiene, living, finance and business are being perfected.

Comprehensive Function of Developing.
TEDZ is as well as a provincial-level economic development zone, a provincial-level zone for Taiwan investors and a provincial-level hi-tech industrial garden. At present, TEDZ is applying for approval as a processing and trade zone for export.

While putting emphasis on the industrial projects, investments in service industrial projects including financial¡ê?trade¡ê?recreation and real estate are encouraged as TEDZ is planned to be the core town of Taizhou city.

Perfect Service System
The Administrative Committee of TEDZ has made unremitting efforts on perfecting service systems of high efficiency and various service systems have been set up to provide housekeeper-like services for foreign investors.

Good Public Order .

 

 

FEATURES OF LOCAL INDUSTRIES

Automobile and Motorcycle Accessories
Taizhou is the largest production base of motorcycles and automobiles accessories in China .70% of the plastic accessories for the footplate-type motorcycles in the whole country are from Taizhou, and the production of footplate-type motorcycles take for over 50% that of the whole country which have been exported to United States of America, France, Germany and Italy. Qianjiang Motorcycle Group is listed in the second place in sales in domestic market. Jili Group is the biggest economy-type car production enterprise in China.

Plastic Moulds
Taizhou is the largest production base for plastic moulds in China and it enjoys the reputation as ¡°the land of moulds¡± and ¡°the kingdom of plastic products¡±. 95% of mould products are the plastic moulds with pouring plastic and blowing plastic as the main. Plastic moulds for automobile and motorcycle fittings, family electric appliance and daily necessities account for 74% of the total, of which the plastic moulds for the shell of TV set have covered 50% of the TV set manufacturers of the whole country.

Garment Machinery
Taizhou is the largest production and export base for garment machinery in China. The product quality has reached the international advanced level and the inflexion sewing machine and the cutting machine have occupied about 70% of the world market proportion, the sales spread all over more than 100 countries and regions in Europe, USA, Japan, Africa, Middle Asia and South-east Asia.

Pump and Valve
Taizhou is well-known production and export base for water pumps and valves. The scale, technology and quality of water pump production rank in the top place of the whole country as an important production and development base for vacuum pumps and pressure-test pumps, the output of the small-typed water pumps accounting for about 1/2 of the whole country, Taizhou is also the largest production and export base for the low-pressure copper valves in China , with the low-pressure copper valves taking up 60% or so of the domestic export market and the domestic market share reaching over 50% .

Taizhou is also one of the biggest export and production bases of Christmas art and crafts gifts. Other mainstay industries are family electric appliances , food Processing, shoes, caps and garment, chemical medicine and power industry.


TRANSPORTATION

Highway  
The main trunk lines of Taizhou are the highway network of the expressway and state highway. National Highway 104, China Coastal Expressway, Shangyu¡ªSanmen Expressway and Taizhou City Big Ring Road are running across the whole City. Any two cities in Taizhou are within 45 minutes¡¯ drive and it only takes 2 hours and 4 hours respectively to reach Hangzhou and Shanghai.
   
Aviation
 
Taizhou has ever been a marine window for the contact with outside world. Taizhou harbor takes Haimen Harbor area as the center, Damaiyu Harbor area, Jiantiao Harbor area as the two wings on the northern and southern ends and it is a big multi-purpose, multi-trend and integrated Chinese harbor. Haimen Harbor, 2 Km to TEDZ has established 61 berths at present and is linked to the world by regular container liners. It is within 200 nautical miles away from Keelung of Taiwan, Fuzhou and Ningbo.
   
Harbour  
TEDZ is 10Km to Taizhou Luqiao Airport, a national level II airport, which has 13 lines and 3 adjustable lines linking 16 major domestic cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing, Chongqing and Changsha etc. It takes less than 2 hours to reach both Ningbo and Wenzhou airport. Taizhou airport is prepared to construct.

 

POLICIES

For a project with foreign investment, which is in accordance with state industrial orientation and has a fixed asset investment density exceeding USD 200,000/mu(1mu?667m2), the land will be transferred at RMB?60,000-120,000/mu. If the following conditions are satisfied, the lower limit preference can be granted:
1. A project has an actual foreign investment of USD 3 million;
2. A project with foreign investment has been recognized by provincial or above institute as a hi-tech project.
II. If the other foreign invested projects meet the industrial requirements of TEDZ and their investment densities exceed USD 150,000/mu, the land will be transferred at RMB?100,000-150,000/mu. III. For the above-mentioned projects, if the construction starts within the contract terms and the foreign investments are in place, the paid urban construction fee will be returned to the enterprise as a reward. For important and special foreign invested projects, specific policy will be given to them as the actual situation may be.
l Reward to An Intermediary Introducing Foreign Investment

Reward standard
The intermediary who introduces foreign investors to make industrial investment in TEDZ will be rewarded according to the following standard.
1. 5¡ë of actually arrived capital as a reward for an arrived foreign investment of 1~2 million US dollars.
2. 6¡ë of actually arrived capital as a reward for an arrived foreign investment of 2~5 million US dollars (including 2 million).
3. 7¡ë of actually arrived capital as a reward for an arrived foreign investment of 5~10 million US dollars (including 5 million).
4. A high reward for an arrived foreign investment of above 10 million US dollars.
II.Implementation of the reward treatment
25% of the reward due to the intermediary will be paid when 50% of the foreign investment arrives. 50% of the reward due to the intermediary will be paid when all the foreign investment has arrived and a capital-examining report is issued by the accountant office. All the reward will be paid when the project has put into production.
III. Recognition of an intermediary
The first intermediary received by the Administrative Committee of TEDZ, who introduces foreign investors to TEDZ, will be rewarded. The internal relation between the intermediaries shall not be the business of TEDZ.
IV. The Administrative Committee of TEDZ will implement the reward treatment and the rewarded intermediaries shall not enjoy the rewarding treatment otherwise stipulated by the municipal government.