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¡¡¡¡Zhenjiang Export Processing Zone locates at Jiangsu
Provincial Zhenjiang Economic Development Zone east
of Zhenjiang City. Located in the beautiful Yangtze
River Delta, Zhenjiang, a 3000 year-old historical and
cultural city in China, is a port city featuring an
integration of industry, trade and tourism. It has the
honors of a coastal economic opening zone and a national
clean city. Zhenjiang is situated in the middle of Jiangsu
Province, on the south bank of the lower reaches of
the Yangtze River, with Nanjing to the west, Shanghai,
Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou to the east, and Yangzhou
to the north across the river. Export-oriented economy
has become the most active part of its whole economy.
Investors from over 40 countries and regions such as
USA¡¢Germany¡¢France¡¢Japan¡¢Italy¡¢Korea¡¢UK¡¢Singapore, HK
and Taiwan, has been established in Zhenjiang with a
total actually utilized capital 4.6 billion USD. Many
world-famous corporations have been invested in Zhenjiang,
such as US Cargill, ArvinMeritor, Mitsubishi Chemical,
Chi Mei from Taiwan, GPPC, Lee Chang Yung Chemical,
Da Hua, etc. Papermaking¡¢chemical¡¢building materials,
auto &ship parts¡¢electron¡¢mechanism¡¢metallurgy¡¢food,
etc. have become the pillar industries.
Area and Population:
Zhenjiang covers an area of 3843 square kilometers with
a population of 2.89 million. The city proper occupies
an area of 1023 km2 with a population of 993,000.
Administrative Divisions: Zhenjiang
Municipality is under the direct jurisdiction of Jiangsu
Provincial Government. Under its own administration,
there are 3 county level cities- Danyang, Jurong and
Yangzhong and 4districts- Dantu, Jingkou, Runzhou and
Zhenjiang New Area.
Backbone Industries:Chemical,paper
making, electronics and building materials have become
the four backbone industries of the city. The quality
and technology on engineer plastic, acetic acid, titanium
dioxide, high grade paper for office and industry, DVD
and TV ranks in the top in China. Key products are auto
parts, road paving mechanism, engineer mechanism, special-purpose
boats and ships, hardware, bearing, glasses, bicycles
and vinegar flavoring, etc.
Mineral Resources:There are a large
storage of high quality limestone, dolomite and bentonite.
Other metal mines are iron, copper, lead, zinc and molybdenum,
etc.

Marketing:Zhenjiang is located at the
crossing of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal constituting
the golden crisscross waterway. Zhenjiang is also at
the intersection of Shanghai Economic Circle and Nanjing
Metropolitan Circle. It enjoys very convenient transportation
and potential markets.
Power, Water and Gas:The electricity
penetration rate reaches 100%. Installed capacity reaches
1.875 million KW. The urban daily tap water supply capacity
is 575 thousand cubic meters and the natural gas coverage
reaches 90.5%.
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