On the morning of April 19, the Northern Anhui Key Industrial Cluster Construction Promotion Conference was held in Bengbu, which is following the 2021 Northern Anhui Key Industrial Cluster Construction Promotion Conference held in Bengbu, and "Zhucheng" once again ushered in a blockbuster meeting related to the comprehensive revitalization of northern Anhui.
With 37.8% of the province's area and 48% of the population, northern Anhui has always been an important part of Anhui's development. However, the development of northern Anhui has still not kept up with the pace of the province, the GDP accounts for less than three percent of the province, the per capita GDP is lower than the provincial average, and the per capita GDP in 2023 is only equivalent to the level of the Yangtze River Delta in 2010, which is the biggest shortcoming in the coordinated development of the region.
How to develop high-quality in northern Anhui, the province has always been thinking about it. In the 2024 government work report, it is clearly proposed to accelerate the comprehensive revitalization of northern Anhui, adhere to the "synchronization of the four modernizations", and support northern Anhui to embark on a new development path with higher quality, better efficiency, better structure and full release of advantages.
How to get out of this new road is also the theme of this conference.
How to realize new industrialization, the construction of four major industrial clusters is a breakthrough
To revitalize northern Anhui, industrial revitalization is the foundation. In the development of the "four modernizations" in northern Anhui, the most important contradiction at present is the low level of industrialization. According to data, in 2023, the GDP of the six cities in northern Anhui will account for 27.4% of the province, of which the secondary industry will account for 24.4% of the province, and the output value of strategic emerging industries will only account for 13.4% of the province. At present, the urbanization rate in northern Anhui is 10 percentage points lower than that of the whole province, and the core problem is that the industrialization support is insufficient.
Holding the "bull's nose" and identifying the "pain points" of development is to accelerate new industrialization, press the "shortcut key" for the revitalization of northern Anhui, and keep up with the pace of integrated and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Delta. What kind of industry to choose for development has become the key to "breaking the game".
In recent years, Anhui has focused on the ten emerging industries, firmly followed the development path of "science and technology + industry", effectively explored the growth path of "leading enterprises - industrial chain - industrial cluster - industrial ecology", and realized the rapid development of the manufacturing industry. If northern Anhui wants to make a difference in new industrialization and achieve a great breakthrough, it needs to learn from these replicable experiences.
The reporter learned from the conference that after more than two years of repeated demonstration and research, Anhui finally decided to concentrate on building four major industrial clusters of new energy vehicles and parts, new energy, new materials and green food.
The automobile industry is the first industry in Anhui; Bengbu, Suzhou, Huaibei, Fuyang and other cities in northern Anhui are speeding up the agglomeration of new energy photovoltaic industries and have established an industrial foundation of a certain scale; new materials have always been areas with a relatively good development foundation and advantageous position in northern Anhui; and the green food industry is an industry with traditional advantages and resource base in northern Anhui.
The above factors can be summed up in one sentence, that is, "the industry has opportunities, and northern Anhui has conditions".
It is necessary to adopt "unconventional measures" to carry out the operation of the "large corps."
At the meeting, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, and the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs respectively interpreted the action plan for the development of new energy vehicles and parts, new materials, new energy, and green food industries in northern Anhui.
In these four interpretations, there is a word that has been repeatedly mentioned, that is, "large corps operations", which can be simply summarized as concentrating on layout, resources, forces, and fortifications.
Centralized layout - grasp the trend of the layout of the industrial chain, plan northern Anhui as a whole, show its strengths, dislocation development, and form system advantages and multiplier effects.
Concentrate resources - strengthen the linkage of provinces, cities and counties, and the coordination of various departments, better combine promising governments and effective markets, and promote the agglomeration of more policy resources and factor resources in northern Anhui.
Concentrate on the main battlefield of the construction of key industrial clusters in northern Anhui by mobilizing flagship large enterprises, through the joint operations of central enterprises, provincial state-owned enterprises, well-known private enterprises and high-quality investment institutions.
Concentrate on tackling key problems - focus on key parks and focus on major projects.
It is not difficult to see from the word "large-scale corps operation" that the construction of key industrial clusters in northern Anhui is like a large-span, multi-arms campaign, so it is particularly important to establish an efficient command and dispatch system and logistics support system. At the provincial level, a leading group led by the governor has been established, and the vice governor in charge of the four industrial teams is responsible for overall planning and promoting the construction of corresponding industrial clusters and coordinating and solving major problems. At the same time, measures such as the scheduling and promotion mechanism of the combination of unified and decentralized, and the coordination and linkage mechanism between cities in northern Anhui will be adopted to ensure the smooth operation of the work.
What to do next, they said at the meeting
At the meeting, the Provincial Local Financial Administration, the Provincial Department of Education and other departments made speeches on strengthening the guarantee of factors.
The person in charge of the provincial local financial management bureau said that the bureau will continue to increase the supply of financial factor resources and support the agglomeration and development of key industries in northern Anhui.
Qian Guilun, director of the Provincial Department of Education, said that he would take improving the quality of independent training of talents as the main line, deepen the reform of the discipline structure of colleges and universities, accelerate the construction of scientific research and innovation platforms, strengthen the deep integration of government, industry, academia and research, and provide strong talent support for the construction of key industrial clusters in northern Anhui.
Luo Ping, director of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, said that he would put the support for the construction of key industrial clusters in northern Anhui in a more prominent position, adhere to the guidance of scientific and technological innovation, promote advantages and make up for shortcomings, fully support the development of key industrial clusters in northern Anhui, and promote the comprehensive revitalization of northern Anhui.
At the same time, Bengbu and other cities also exchanged speeches on the construction of industrial clusters.
Ma Jun, mayor of Bengbu, said that Bengbu City regards new materials as one of the six emerging industries for key development, and will anchor the first strategy of "manufacturing a strong city and establishing a city by industry", relying on the low-carbon green material industrial park in northern Anhui, continue to strengthen double recruitment and double introduction, accelerate project construction, actively integrate into the overall industrial development of the province, and make new and greater contributions to promoting the comprehensive revitalization of northern Anhui.
Lu Ge, director of the Management Committee of Fuhe Modern Industrial Park, said that Fuhe Park promotes the "trinity" development of vehicles, parts and components, and aftermarket, strengthens synergy with Hefei and other industries, and strives to play a role in the province's automobile industry cluster. The park will focus on the main line of the trinity development of vehicles, parts and components, and aftermarket, and continuously accelerate the cultivation of new quality productivity around the integrated development of innovation chain, capital chain, talent chain and industrial chain.
The strategic plans, the practical and powerful measures, and the loud promises gave the entrepreneurs present a "reassurance" and strengthened their determination to come to northern Anhui to start a business. Anhui Haofang Electromechanical Co., Ltd. decided to invest in the construction of new energy vehicle aluminum casting parts manufacturing project in Bengbu, with a planned total investment of about 2 billion yuan. Li Jun, general manager of the company, told reporters that with the rapid development of Anhui in recent years, they also want to transfer back the projects invested outside, and the automobile industry in Hefei is developing rapidly.
(Reporter Su Yi, Li Xu, Xu Mengmeng)