Facts and Figures (2007)

Source: Administration Committee of Beijing Badaling Economic Development Zone

Introduction

The Beijing Badaling Economic Development Zone (Beijing Badaling EDZ) was set up in 1992 at the foot of the Badaling Great Wall in the Yanqing County in Beijing, the capital city of China, and the second-largest city in China in terms of GDP in 2007. It covers a designated area of 4.8 km². In 2000, it was approved to be municipality-level development zone by the Beijing Municipal Government.

The zone enjoys convenient traffic systems. It is 60 km from Tiananmen Square, the city center of Beijing, merely one hour's drive to Beijing Capital International Airport and two hours' drive to Tianjin Port. Beijing Capital International Airport was ranked the largest airport in terms of passenger throughput in 2007 and the second-largest airport in terms of cargo traffic in 2007. Tianjin Port, the fourth-largest port in China, handled 309 million tons of cargos and 7.1 million TEUs respectively in 2007. The zone is adjacent to Beijing-Yinchuan Highway to the south and Kangzhuang Railway Cargo Distribution Center to the west, and the Beijing-Baotou Railway goes through the zone.

Beijing is one of China's major educational hubs. There are eighty-three universities and colleges in Beijing, and in 2007, the number of graduates reached 139,000. The prominent universities in Beijing include Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Central University of Finance and Economics.    

Investment Climate

Yanqing is a small economy in Beijing. In 2007, Yanqing's GDP rose 12% year-on-year to RMB 5.1 billion, accounting for 0.57% of Beijing's total. The agriculture, industry and service sector contributed 13.2%, 24.7% and 62.1% to Yanqing's GDP respectively.

By the end of 2006, over six-hundred enterprises had established business in the Beijing Badaling EDZ. The fixed-asset investments in the zone accumulated to RMB 1.4 billion by 2006, while the utilized FDI hit US$0.6 million in the zone.

The zone has established new construction materials, garments and pharmaceuticals as its major industries. Beijing Orchard Laonong Food, Beijing Yi Ou Garment, Beijing Jinhailuo Building Materials, Beijing Siwei Pharmaceuticals, Beijing Yidun and other domestic firms have already launched investments in the zone.

Beijing Orchard Laonong Food, established in 1992, is a dried-fruit trader and has standard workshops and warehouses in the zone. Beijing Composite Materials Co. Ltd, formerly FRP Institute, was set up in 2003 with a registered capital of RMB 40 million. It specializes in SMC materials, FRP cylinders, BMC materials, glass fiber products and other materials.

Investment Costs

Utilities Costs

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform

Transportation Costs

Railway Transportation Costs (RMB/kg)

Source: Beijing Railway Network

Waterway Transportation Costs(US$/20'GP/40'GP/40'HQ)

Source: Shipping China (as of December 22, 2008)

Winning Edge and Limitations

Winning Edge

1. Advantages in geographical locations and convenient traffic systems.
2. Beijing was ranked the second-largest city in China in terms of GDP in 2007.
3. Rich talents.
4. Strengths in new construction materials.

Limitations

1. Absence of large multinational companies.
2. Small scale of foreign investments.
3. Rising labor costs and operation costs in Beijing.
4. Lack of mineral resources in Beijing.

The Administration Committee

1. Address: No. 1, East of Ziguang Road, Kangzhuang Town, Yanqing County, Beijing 102101
2. Tel: 86-10-61164935
3. Fax: N.A.
4. Website: http://www.bdlkfq.com.cn/