Facts & Figures (2007)

Source: Administration Committee of Beijing Fangshan Industrial Park

Introduction

Beijing Fangshan Industrial Park (Beijing Fangshan IP) was established by the Beijing Municipal Government in 2006, and covers an area of 2.4 km². Its predecessor is the former Fangshan Technological Industrial Park. Beijing Fangshan IP is a city-level park.

The park is located in Fangshan District. It is 35 km southwest of the city center, 60 km from Beijing Capital Airport and 190 km from Tianjin Port. The Beijing-Shijiazhuang Expressway and Beijing-Guangzhou Railway pass by the park.

In 2007, the passenger and cargo throughputs of Beijing Airport reached 53.6 million and 1.4 million tons, ranking first and second in China respectively. The airport has flights to ninety-six domestic cities and ninety-one overseas destinations.

Tianjin Port is the main passageway for cargo from Beijing, North and Northwest China entering the Bohai Sea. In 2007, the port's cargo throughput reached 309 million tons, ranking fourth in China (after Shanghai, Ningbo and Guangzhou) and sixth in the world.

Beijing is now the largest education center in China. By the end of 2007, there were eighty-three universities and colleges in Beijing, with a total enrolment of 568,000. The nation's most famous universities are located in Beijing. They include Peking University and Tsinghua University, dubbed China's Harvard and MIT respectively.

Investment Climate

Fangshan District, where the IP is located, has seen its economic growth average 17.9% in the past three years. Fangshan District is also Beijing's "Hometown of Building Materials". It has rich reserves of marble, limestone, quartz stone, dolomite and granite. Its proven reserves of China White Marble ranks first in the nation, and its marble is of the highest quality. China White Marble was widely used in ancient times for the building of the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven's handrails. Fangshan No.1 Marble Factory is a major company in this field.

The pillar industries of the park are petrochemicals, building materials and machinery. By the end of 2006, twelve companies had established businesses in the park, with a total investment of RMB 3.6 billion.

The Petrochemical industry is the park's most important industry. Beijing Petrochemical and New Material Industrial Base (which is yet to be completed), is Beijing's fifth largest industrial base. The park is home to Yanshan Petrochemical Corp, which is the largest subsidiary of Sinopec (the nation's top petrochemical group) in Beijing. Its annual refining capability is 10 million tons, with outputs of ethylene reaching 800,000 tons per year. Led by this company, a comprehensive petrochemical industrial chain has been formed. The total revenue of this industrial chain is expected to reach RMB 100 billion by 2010.

Beijing Capital Tire (BCT) is one of the largest downstream enterprises in the petrochemical industrial chain. Built in 1999, BCT focuses on the business of developing and manufacturing radial tires and bias-ply tires for passenger cars and light trucks. Its factory in the park, with an investment of RMB 946 million, has an annual output of 5 million tires.

Investment Costs

Utility Costs

Source: Beijing Municipal Government

Labor Costs

Source: Beijing Statistic Bureau

Winning Edge and Limitations

Winning Edge

1. Rich talent reserves in Beijing
2. Petrochemical base of Beijing
3. Abundant building material reserves

Limitations

1. High costs compared to other cities like Baoding, Shijiazhuang and Tangshan
2. Far from Beijing's downtown area
3. City-level park
4. Its environment is affected by sand storms.
5. Shortage of water
6. Traffic jams downtown

The Administration Committee

1. Address:  1 Jinguang Road, Fangshan District, Beijing, P.R.China  102488
2. Tel:  86-10- 69372594
3. Fax: 86-10- 69372594
4. Email: yuanquban2006@126.com
5. Website: fmda.bjfsh.gov.cn