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Building for Growth: A Frontline Look at Construction and Expansion in Shandong for the Year of the Dragon

Getting down to earth in the New Year | Focus on projects and expand production – front-line observation of the start of construction in the Year of the Dragon in Shandong

On the project site, there are many tower cranes and machines roaring; in the company’s workshop, workers are busy rushing orders; investment recruiters visit the company non-stop… At the beginning of the new year, departments across Shandong Province are busy planning for the start of the new year, laying a good foundation for steady economic development throughout the year.

Construction of the project is accelerating

At the construction site of the Qingdao Virtual Reality Creation and Enjoyment Center, a key project in Shandong province, the sound of vehicles closing and the roar of machinery intertwined, creating a busy construction scene.

“The construction began on the seventh day of the first lunar month.” Cui Jia, project manager of China Construction Eighth Engineering Group Co., Ltd., the contractor of the project, said that we determine the labor needs in advance and provide “point-to-point” chartered transportation and “one-to” return service. -un” to help workers return to work promptly.

Building large projects is the starting point for stable growth. Not long ago, Shandong Province announced the list of major provincial projects in 2024, including 555 major implementation projects and 45 major preparation projects.

In order to ensure the construction of key projects, many local staff “reported in” to the project construction site on the first day of work. On the ninth day of the first lunar month, at the construction site of the Weichai (Yantai) New Energy Industrial Park project with a total investment of 56 billion yuan, Zhang Hongyao, the special reporter for Fushan key projects, came to the site early in the morning: “Today, I am mainly to understand the progress of the project and the construction difficulties encountered during the project to ensure the smooth start of the project.”

Enterprise production is strong

Project construction is accelerating, and companies are working hard to catch up with orders and recruit workers.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the production workshop of Tai’an Baichuan Paper Co., Ltd. located in Xiaoxie Town, Xintai City, Shandong Province is already a busy scene. Workers feed the pulp boards to the hydraulic pulper After beating, pressing and other processes, a row of coded parchment paper is waiting to be packaged and sent to all parts of the country.

Assembly Line of Tai’an Baichuan Paper Co., Ltd. (Photo provided by the interviewee)

“We have completed the technical transformation and upgrade of the food grade parchment paper production line, which can produce 1,000 tons per month. Currently, the production, sales and export volume of parchment paper leads the country.” Liang Jingyuan, general manager of Baichuan Paper, said.

Many companies have been working hard on production since the start of the new year and have new labor requirements. On February 19, at Zibo City’s “Spring Breeze Action” job fair, more than 290 companies such as Lutai Textile and Yingke Medical came to recruit, providing 1,020 jobs such as technical engineers, department managers, and technical workers The number of people is demand More than 8,000 people.

Expressway traffic, industrial electricity consumption, and port cargo input are operating at high levels. Some indicators confirm the enthusiasm and vitality of Shandong’s economic development. In January this year, more than 400 freight trains and 600,000 tons of goods were transferred at Jixi Station, the largest railway freight hub in Shandong, every day, an increase of 7% compared to the same period last year ; Yantai port’s cargo throughput increased by 7.8% year-on-year, and container throughput increased by 11.2% year-on-year, and freight vehicle transport volume increased by 16.3% year-on-year.

Deepening opening up and expanding investment promotion

“Winning the initiative of development with the initiative of being open, winning the development of kinetic energy with innovative development of promoting investment.” “Let openness become the most distinctive logo, the most prominent feature, the most significant advantage, and the strongest melody of Shandong in the new era.”

On the first working day after the Spring Festival in the Year of the Dragon, the Shandong Province high-level investment promotion and high-quality investment promotion conference was held, releasing a strong signal to deepen opening up and expand investment promotion.

This year, the Jinan area of ​​Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone will continue to strengthen cooperation with Hainan Free Trade Port and other places to serve more business entities to enjoy the “free trade dividends”; Qingdao Customs will rely on unique open platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Exhibition Zone to Help Shandong create a new plateau for opening up to the outside world.

Stabilizing the fundamentals of foreign trade and investment is the main priority in widening opening. Chen Fei, director of the Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce, said that the Provincial Department of Commerce will introduce more powerful policies to support Shandong companies to participate in international exhibitions, improve their ability to grab orders and expand markets, and help “Sandong quality products” go globally. (Reporter Shao Kun)

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