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Industrial Diamonds Help Zhecheng Sparkle

Zhecheng county, in the eastern part of Henan province, is home to one of China's hubs for diamond powder production. In the 1980s the diamond powder business was dominated by family mills.

From: www.chinadaily.com.cnDate: 2014-10-11 01:52:20Views: 543

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Zhecheng county, in the eastern part of Henan province, is home to one of China's hubs for diamond powder production. In the 1980s the diamond powder business was dominated by family mills.

"Later some people got rich and set up companies, some left the county to work in large corporations to learn skills and technologies. This laid good foundations for the development of Zhecheng's diamond powder industry," said Liang Hui, Party chief of the county.

Industrial diamond products are the major business in Zhecheng County Industrial Zone, which is recognized as one of the most competitive development zones in Henan province. According to Li Ping, director of the county's publicity department, the Zhecheng industrial zone has two major parks covering extremely hard materials and medical products industries.

The Party chief said that in order to develop a full-fledged industrial cluster, the government invested more than 3 billion yuan ($489.1 million) in infrastructure and set up special teams to support and mentor companies.

In the zone, major infrastructure facilities include service centers, a sewage treatment plant, a training center for employees, a diamond testing center and dormitories. There are 139 companies in the area and 59 are specialized in extremely hard materials, said Liang.

"The focus on diamond products is an advantage. The area has been transformed from a site for small family workshops into an industrial zone with recognized achievements in innovation and technology," he said.

The government set up a 20 million-yuan "innovation fund" to encourage companies to work on research, development and introduce new technologies, said the Party chief. There are also a range of cooperation projects with university and research institutions including 16 education and R&D centers. The area is home to a number of high-tech companies, two provincial laboratories and one provincial-level incubator. Local businesses hold 83 certificates of national-level independent intellectual rights and nine patents of invention, according to the county government.

Liang said that the industrial zone's products were no longer low-end ones like grinding materials and tools, but were high-end products used in aviation, automobiles and high-speed trains. High-quality human resources and the government's talent recruitment programs have also contributed to the zone's success.

Wang Laifu, general manager of Huifeng Diamond Co., Ltd., said several years ago his company was very small and completed processing work for customers. "We kept introducing talented people and new technologies. Today, we have six national patents and several leading technologies in the world," he said.

Party chief Liang said to further develop the diamond powder industry in Zhecheng and promote it around the country, the government organized promotion events in Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces.

"The development of the industrial zone has also contributed to the local job market. People there can find a job easily without leaving their hometown. And the pay is good," said Liang. He said pollution treatment would be important for the future of the industrial zone.

"I believe that a flourishing industrial zone must be a sustainable one. There should be no pollution. We have a regulation that says companies that might cause severe pollution are not allowed to settle down. If there is some pollution, it must be under the limit set by the national standard," Liang said.

 

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