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Guangyuan Holds Energy and Chemical Industry Investment Promotion Conference in Shanghai

Recently, Guangyuan City held an energy and chemical industry investment promotion conference in Shanghai. Representatives from 35 enterprises and institutions, including DuPont and Sinochem, attended the event. Cai Yujie, Director of the Sichuan Provincial Government Office in Shanghai, delivered a speech, noting that Sichuan is experiencing a golden period of high-quality development amid overlapping strategic opportunities. As the "Northern Gateway" of Sichuan, Guangyuan boasts strong advantages in transportation, mineral resources, industrial foundation, and industrial park platforms. Notably, the Wangcang Jiachuan Chemical Industrial Park, leveraging resources such as natural gas, coal, and vanadium, is actively building a "coal-coking-chemicals" industrial cluster with immense development potential. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Office will collaborate with cities and prefectures to enhance services, foster a favorable business environment, and provide robust support for enterprises investing in Sichuan.

Sichuan Showcases Over 150 Sci-Tech Innovations at the 34th Harbin Fair

On May 17, the 34th Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair opened at the Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Center. The Sichuan delegation presented over 150 sci-tech innovations and century-old brands from its three trillion-yuan industrial clusters—healthcare, intelligent manufacturing, and food and beverage—at the "Sichuan Pavilion." Highlighting its strengths in technological innovation and brand power, the province demonstrated its robust momentum in high-quality development. It is reported that the Sichuan exhibition area is expected to attract over 127 companies for business matchmaking, aiming to boost the three industries' export volume to RMB 200 billion by 2025.

Largest Single Photovoltaic Project Under Construction in Sichuan Kicks Off

Recently, the largest single photovoltaic project under construction in Sichuan—the Ganzi Batang Zhongzan 1.2-million-kilowatt photovoltaic power generation project—officially commenced. Located in Zhongzan Town, Batang County, Ganzi Prefecture, the project covers approximately 25,000 acres and is a pioneering initiative of the Jinsha River Upper Reach Clean Energy Base, a key national "14th Five-Year Plan" project. It is expected to achieve full-capacity grid connection by the end of 2025. Once operational, it will supply 2.1 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, equivalent to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.62 million tons.

Chengdu Metropolitan Area's GDP Exceeds RMB 739.3 Billion in the First Quarter

Recently, the Chengdu Bureau of Statistics released the economic performance of the Chengdu Metropolitan Area for the first quarter of 2025. Data shows that the area's GDP reached RMB 739.31 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%, 0.7 percentage points higher than the provincial average, accounting for 48.5% of the province's total. Chengdu's GDP stood at RMB 593.03 billion, up 6.0% year-on-year, representing 80.2% of the metropolitan area's total. Meanwhile, Deyang, Meishan, and Ziyang recorded GDPs of RMB 77.11 billion, RMB 44.77 billion, and RMB 24.4 billion, with growth rates of 7.5%, 7.6%, and 7.0%, respectively.