China's Jining Speeds Up Development of Clusters in Energy Conservation

Jining city in east China's Shandong province has achieved important results in facilitating the growth of clusters in energy conservation, environmental protection, and new energy industries, according to a press conference held by the Information Office of Jining Municipal People's Government.

The special working group on the development of energy conservation and environmental protection industries under the manufacturing capacity building headquarters of Jining city has made great efforts to help relevant enterprises scale new heights, push forward with projects, make sci-tech innovations, and play an active role in the coordinated development of industrial chains, an official said at the press conference.

The working group has identified a total of 197 companies as members of the clusters in energy conservation and environmental protection industries.

Among these companies, 114 are enterprises with annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about $2.97 million). In 2021, the combined revenues of these companies reached 20.58 billion yuan.

The working group has supported 40 leading enterprises, backbone enterprises and firms with great potential for growth in pursuing fast development, with efforts focused on the two core industrial chains of water pollution prevention and control and green and energy-efficient building materials.

Since the beginning of this year, one of the 40 enterprises has been granted the status of provincial-level technological innovation demonstration enterprise, and 13 have been recognized as provincial-level small and medium-sized sci-tech firms.