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The Yangkou Port Economic Development Zone. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

The Yangkou Port Economic Development Zone in Rudong county, Nantong, Jiangsu province, signed agreements for nine projects on Sept 3, covering cutting-edge fields such as semiconductor materials, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and energy storage.

Key industrial projects include a 300-million-yuan ($44.71 million) high purity electronic chemical plant by Suzhou Jingxie High and New Electronic Material, which will produce 150,000 metric tons of such chemical products annually.

CGN New Energy (Jiangsu) invested 700 million yuan in a 200MW/800MWh electrochemical energy storage facility as part of the zone's efforts to build a national-level zero carbon industrial park.

Two service-sector projects — a natural gas trading project by GCL and a hotel Fairfield by Marriott — will boost local infrastructure. Two PhD-led innovation projects will produce high-performance materials and low-carbon cementitious materials, respectively.

Xu Chenggen, chairman of CGN New Energy (Jiangsu), said that the company has invested over 10.3 billion yuan in Rudong since 2008. "Whether the business environment is good or not, companies vote with their feet," he said.

Rudong Party Secretary Yang Wanping emphasized the county's geographic advantages as Nantong's cross-river connectivity improves, along with abundant offshore wind and solar resources. He vowed continued support to ensure swift project implementation.