Kunming Economic and Technological Development Zone
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Facts & Figures (2010)
| Rating |
BBB |
| Year of Establishment |
1992 |
| Land Area |
9.8 km2 |
| Location |
Kunming, Yunnan |
| GDP |
RMB 7.42 billion, 26.49% up (2009) |
| FDI |
N.A |
| Utilized FDI |
US$129 million, 38.04% up (2009)
US$167.23 million, 184.7% up (Jan-Sep 2010) |
| Major Investors |
Yunnan Tobacco Leaf, Kunming Shipbuilding Equipment, Kunming Su-well Biotechnology, Kunming Boiler, Kunming Jindian Pharmaceutical, Yunnan Green-Land Biological Technology |
| Major Industries Encouraged |
Tobacco processing, machinery manufacturing, electronic information, biotechnology |
| Source of Facts & Figures |
Source: Kunming ETDZ |
| Introduction |
Kunming Economic and Technological Development Zone (Kunming ETDZ) was established in May 1992 and approved by the State Council in February 2000 as a state-level development zone.
Located in the eastern part of Kunming, Kunming ETDZ has a well-developed transportation network. It is 4 km and 2 km from the South Railway Station and East Railway Station, respectively. Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, which ranked seventh in terms of both passenger throughput and freight throughput in China in 2008, is only 1.8 km from Kunming ETDZ. The Kunming-Shilin Expressway and the Kunming-Yuxi Expressway are also adjacent to the zone. |
| Investment Climate |
In 2009, Kunming ETDZ’s GDP was RMB 7.42 billion, up 26.49% year on year. It accounted for about 4.1% of the city’s total. The value-added industrial output of the zone was RMB 4.21 billion, up 24.6% year on year.
Kunming ETDZ’s pillar industries are tobacco processing, machinery manufacturing, electronic information and biotechnology. Representative enterprises include Yunnan Tobacco Leaf, Kunming Shipbuilding Equipment, Kunming Su-well Biotechnology, Kunming Boiler, Kunming Jindian Pharmaceutical and Yunnan Green-Land Biological Technology.
In 2009, there were 25 enterprises with an annual industrial output of over RMB 100 million each. Together, they generated an industrial output of RMB 10.9 billion, accounting for 81.8% of the zone’s total.
In 2009, the utilized FDI of the zone reached US$129 million, accounting for 17.7% of Kunming’s total. The total export value of the zone amounted to US$338 million, rose 140.82% year on year and accounting for 11.4% of the city’s total.
The latest figures show that in the first half of 2010, the export value rose 739.11% to US$329.94 million. In the first three quarters of 2010, value-added industrial output of the zone amounted to RMB 4.65 billion, up 38.13% year on year; while the gloss industrial output increased by 35.73% to RMB 15.85 billion. The utilized FDI rose 184.7% to US$167.23 million. |
| Winning Edge and Limitation |
Winning Edge
- Kunming has low labor and land costs
- Kunming has favorable natural environment
- Kunming has favorable geographic location adjacent to Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam
Limitations
- The infrastructure of the zone is underdeveloped
- Kunming lacks high-level talent
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| The Administration Committee |
Address: Jingkai Road, Kunming ETDZ, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China 650000
Tel: 86- 871-7275002
Fax: 86- 871-7275005
Website: www.ketdz.gov.cn |
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