Xu Zhengban [2026] No. 7
People’s Governments of All Counties (Cities, Districts); Administrative Committees of the Municipal Urban-Rural Integration Demonstration Zone, Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Dongcheng District; and All Departments of the Municipal People’s Government:
The “Xuchang City Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of the Manufacturing Sector (2026–2028)” has been approved by the Municipal Government. It is hereby issued to you; please ensure its thorough implementation.
February 14, 2026
Xuchang City Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of the Manufacturing Sector
(2026–2028)
This Action Plan is formulated to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on building a manufacturing powerhouse and the spirit of his important speeches during his inspection tour of Henan, to earnestly carry out the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee on advancing new-type industrialization, to fully align with the Municipal Party Committee’s work requirements for the “Year of Practical Action,” and to accelerate the promotion of high-quality development in the manufacturing sector.
I. Building a “363+N” Manufacturing System
(I) Upgrading and Enhancing the Quality of 3 Traditional Industries
1. Food. Support the tobacco industry in adopting new technologies, formulations, and processes to upgrade cigarette production and packaging/printing equipment, thereby increasing the output of mid- to high-end tobacco products.Support the deep processing of grain and oil products, meat products, edible fungi, and condiments; increase the added value of products such as functional foods and pre-cooked meals; build the reputation of regional public brands such as bee products, dried bean curd sticks, and the “three types of starch”; and plan and construct specialty agricultural product parks.Promote the diversified and differentiated development of craft beer, health-promoting wines, specialty fruit wines, and functional beverages. Explore the development of future foods such as plant-based foods and microbial proteins.
2. Hair Products and Light Textiles. Strengthen the fashion industry for hair products, build a full value chain encompassing “R&D—materials—manufacturing—branding—services,” and consolidate our leading position in the global wig industry.Promote the upgrading of competitive pure-cotton yarn categories; develop high-value-added products such as high-end fabrics and medical supplies; and expand the production of fashion items like shoes, boots, and luggage. Support printing and packaging enterprises in expanding production capacity and developing high-end functional packaging, including green printing and digital packaging.
3. Building Materials. Develop high-value-added products such as high-performance cement-based materials, high-end smart sanitaryware ceramics, new green and low-carbon wall materials, and special refractory materials; promote advanced technologies such as comprehensive energy-saving and carbon-reduction retrofits and the large-scale, high-value utilization of industrial solid waste; and develop products such as prefabricated components and modular interior finishes.
(II) Cultivate and Strengthen Six Emerging Industries
1. Smart Power Equipment. Plan and construct “One Core, Four Bases,” focusing on R&D for new products such as solid-state transformers, high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transformers, smart grid terminals, and integrated wind-solar-storage systems. Achieve breakthroughs in key technologies such as digital twins and autonomous testing; promote the coordinated development of computing and power systems; and create demonstration scenarios such as “5G + Smart Operation and Maintenance” and ““Digital Twin + Fault Early Warning” demonstration scenarios, and build a full-chain ecosystem spanning “R&D—pilot testing—manufacturing—service.”
2. New Materials. Consolidate and enhance our competitive edge in basic materials such as chemical materials, steel materials, inorganic non-metallic materials, and non-ferrous metal materials; expand the scale of key strategic materials such as superhard materials, carbon-based new materials, and silicon-based new materials;seize the strategic high ground in cutting-edge materials such as biomedical materials and additive manufacturing materials, attract and nurture enterprises specializing in superhard, ultralight, ultra-thin, ultra-pure, and superconducting materials, and build a full-chain innovation system encompassing “basic research—pilot testing and incubation—industrialization.”
3. New Energy Vehicles and Smart Supporting Industries. Establish an “automotive assembly + core components” industrial model; achieve breakthroughs in new technologies such as smart cockpits, 800V high-voltage platforms, and solid-state batteries; and promote collaboration between enterprises and vehicle manufacturers. With the automotive parts industrial park as the core, foster industrial clusters for electric drive systems and smart chassis.Implement smart mobility demonstration projects to create “smart connectivity + green transportation” scenarios. Promote the use of new energy logistics vehicles and sanitation vehicles in public sectors, deploy integrated photovoltaic-storage-charging power stations, and establish a full-chain ecosystem encompassing “R&D—manufacturing—operation.”
4. Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection. Develop high-efficiency energy-saving and advanced environmental protection equipment manufacturing, and foster and expand the new and clean energy sectors. Focus on industries such as scrap steel, scrap copper and aluminum, and scrap plastic to develop the comprehensive utilization of solid waste. Promote the recycling of new types of waste, such as power batteries and photovoltaic modules, and develop a new “product + service” model.
5. Biopharmaceuticals and Health. Promote the clustering and growth of industries such as biomanufacturing and medical devices in the Central Plains Life and Health Valley. Develop traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, formula granules, modern pharmaceutical preparations, and secondary development, while expanding into areas such as food-medicine homogeny products and health supplements.Use active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) R&D to drive the production of generic drugs and pharmaceutical products, promote the substitution of generic drugs, and develop innovative drugs and high-end formulations. Consolidate and enhance competitiveness in medical dressings and protective equipment, and attract and cultivate enterprises specializing in high-end implantable and interventional devices, smart diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, and in vitro diagnostic products.
6. Next-Generation Information Technology. Cultivate high-end new products such as semiconductor thermoelectric chips, solid-state drives, and servers, and build an industrial chain spanning from basic components to end-user products. Cultivate and attract information technology solution providers to enhance the added value of products such as cloud services and industrial software. Seize development opportunities in computing power applications and energy storage technologies, and attract leading enterprises and projects.
(III) Proactive Planning for Three Future Industries
1. Embodied Intelligence. Driven by real-world applications and with a focus on the power equipment sector, we will conduct research and development on key technologies such as intelligent scenario perception and understanding algorithms for robots, humanoid dual-arm coordinated precision and compliant control algorithms, multi-task decision-making algorithms based on large models, and incremental learning and skill development for robots.Promote the research, development, training, and scenario adaptation of embodied intelligent robots and aerial robots. Support the expansion of mature embodied intelligent products and scenario applications from the power equipment sector into fields such as chemical engineering, mining, and foundry operations.
2. Low-Altitude Economy.Adhering to a dual-drive approach of manufacturing and scenario-based applications, we will develop complete aircraft—such as heavy-lift drones, ultralight manned aircraft, and military drones with integrated reconnaissance and strike capabilities—as well as components including aircraft engines, composite propellers, and helicopter parts. We will promote the application of drones in areas such as power grid inspection, sightseeing tourism, agricultural plant protection, and emergency disaster relief.
3. Hydrogen Energy and New Energy Storage. Accelerate the research and development of key technologies and core components for renewable energy-based hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and application, and explore the implementation of comprehensive hydrogen energy application demonstrations.In the power equipment sector, develop products such as energy storage inverters, standardized energy storage modules, and integrated digital energy storage solutions; expand the production scale of nano-silicon-carbon anode materials; develop perovskite/crystalline silicon tandem cells; attract enterprises in the energy storage sector—including those specializing in sodium-ion batteries, flow batteries, and metal-air batteries; and promote the application of new energy storage technologies in various scenarios.
(IV) Encourage and Support N Distinctive and High-Potential Industries
Focusing on N cutting-edge fields—including future manufacturing, future materials, and future energy—we will conduct forward-looking research on new technologies, new market segments, new business models, and new operational paradigms, and cultivate and attract a group of future industries characterized by high technology, high efficiency, high quality, and strong growth potential.
II. Enhancement Measures
(I) Implement the Manufacturing Capability Enhancement Initiative. Consolidate and enhance the competitiveness of national industrial clusters in superhard materials, energy conservation and environmental protection, and new silicon-carbon materials;Guide the concentration of production factors and resources toward provincial industrial clusters such as smart power equipment and hair products; leverage development zones to cultivate specialty parks in areas like artificial intelligence, traditional Chinese medicine, and organic food, and foster a group of strategic emerging industrial clusters and distinctive SME industrial clusters. Deepen alignment with national and provincial high-quality development initiatives for key manufacturing industrial chains, striving to become more focal points and key nodes in industrial chain layouts.We will systematically plan, reserve, and construct projects by tier, category, and phase, implementing more than 180 major projects worth over 50 million yuan annually. We will make full use of the matrix-based investment promotion mechanism, strengthen industrial alignment in seven key regions, and conduct industrial chain-based investment promotion centered on six strategic emerging industries, attracting and launching 100 new manufacturing projects each year.Promote the integrated development of manufacturing and services; strengthen innovation in service-oriented manufacturing models and the promotion and application of their outcomes; support enterprises in improving their management and operational capabilities in areas such as brand design, marketing, and brand maintenance; guide production-oriented service industries—such as accounting and inspection and testing—to enhance their service levels; and establish a number of shared factories.(Responsible Units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Market Supervision Administration, responsible units of the Regional Investment Promotion Groups, and governments [administrative committees] of all counties [cities, districts]; hereinafter, implementation by the governments [administrative committees] of all counties [cities, districts] is required, and they will not be listed individually)
(2) Implement the Manufacturing Industry System Iteration Initiative. Optimize and upgrade traditional industries by formulating and implementing sector-specific action plans for the quality improvement and upgrading of traditional industries such as food, hair products, light textiles, and building materials; advance more than 200 key industrial projects and technological transformation projects annually.Cultivate and expand emerging industries by establishing a development and promotion system comprising “one key industry + ‘one lead department, one work plan, a group of industrial innovation platforms, a group of leading enterprises, and one advisory think tank’ + one investment promotion team,” and advance more than 50 key emerging industry projects annually.We will strategically position ourselves in future industry sectors such as embodied intelligence, the low-altitude economy, hydrogen energy, and new energy storage technologies; conduct forward-looking research on the technological pathways and development directions of future industries; establish the Xiangcheng County Future Industry Pilot Zone; and advance at least five landmark projects annually. (Responsible Units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology)
(3) Implement the Action Plan for the Integrated Development of Scientific and Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation. Establish a system for fostering and developing high-tech enterprises based on science and technology-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises and led by “gazelle” enterprises and innovative industry leaders; by 2028, the number of high-tech enterprises will exceed 600.Plan and layout scientific and technological innovation R&D platforms, strengthening their alignment with the “363+N” manufacturing system. Develop the Xuchang National High-Tech Zone to high standards; support Yanling County, Xiangcheng County, and Weidu District in establishing provincial-level high-tech zones; and build the Agricultural University Science and Technology Innovation Circle and the Xuchang University Science and Technology Park.Support enterprises in independently establishing or jointly building innovation platforms with universities and research institutes, adding 10 new provincial-level or higher innovation platforms annually. Deepen cooperation with institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai University of Technology; complete the registration of 50 major scientific and technological achievements annually, with the value of technology contracts exceeding 6 billion yuan.Promote paired innovation among science and technology innovation platforms, universities, and leading enterprises; accelerate the commercialization of achievements from innovation platforms such as the Central Plains Electrical Laboratory; and implement approximately 10 provincial-level science and technology program projects annually. Promote the “proof-of-concept + pilot-scale refinement + investment incubation” operational model; by 2028, designate one provincial proof-of-concept center and two pilot-scale bases.(Responsible Units: Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology)
(IV) Implement the Action Plan for Digital and Intelligent Empowerment of Manufacturing. Establish municipal pilot projects for the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), cultivate 4 “chain-based” transformation models and 2 “cluster-based” transformation models, and promote digital upgrades at 510 enterprises.Launch the “In-Depth Tour” initiative to empower new industrialization with artificial intelligence, deepen the integration of digital technologies into all stages of production and manufacturing, and establish approximately 15 smart factories (workshops) annually, along with at least 5 provincial “Digital Pioneer” enterprises and “Little Lighthouse” enterprises for digital transformation.Develop large-scale models for key industries, create small-scale models tailored to specific scenarios, promote lightweight model deployment, and accelerate the implementation of these models in industrial settings. Launch the “Model-Data Synergy” initiative, establish digital transformation promotion centers in industrial parks, build high-standard digital parks, and foster deep integration between enterprise data development and model construction.Deepen the application and promotion of secondary nodes, and deploy 5G-A/6G networks, gigabit optical networks, and computing power platforms for industrial scenarios. Promote the classification and grading of cybersecurity and data security for the Industrial Internet. (Responsible Units: Municipal Cyberspace Administration Office, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Telecommunications Administration Office)
(V) Implement the Green and Low-Carbon Development Initiative. Advance energy conservation and carbon reduction in the industrial sector; promote high-efficiency, energy-saving, low-carbon emission, and clean production technologies and equipment in key industries; advance the transformation and upgrading of production processes; and facilitate the orderly achievement of carbon peaking in industries such as steel and building materials.Implement carbon footprint accounting and carbon efficiency assessments for industrial products, and raise mandatory standards for energy and water efficiency as well as pollutant emissions. Promote high-value utilization of recycled resources and coordinate the comprehensive utilization of new types of solid waste, such as retired power batteries and photovoltaic modules. Fully implement circular production methods and establish “zero-waste” enterprises and “zero-waste” industrial parks.Implement the “Green Factory Quality Improvement and Expansion Initiative” and the “Green Supply Chain Enhancement Initiative,” fostering more than 15 green manufacturing systems annually. Guide enterprises to “advance from Grade A to Grade B”; annually promote 50 enterprises to implement green transformation, add more than 50 new enterprises rated Grade B or higher, and dynamically phase out Grade D enterprises.(Responsible Units: Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Development and Reform Commission)
(VI) Implement the Graded Cultivation Initiative for High-Quality Enterprises. Promote the growth and expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) along the path from innovation-oriented to specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative (“Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative” SMEs) to “Little Giants” to single-champions. Add 2 new national “Little Giant” enterprises and 20 new provincial “Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative” SMEs annually.Implement the Industrial Excellence New Product Cultivation Initiative to foster more than 150 provincial-level new products and more than 30 “Five Firsts” new products by 2028. Enhance the quality of manufacturing products and organize enterprises in the photovoltaic, lithium-ion battery, and materials sectors to expand into overseas markets to secure orders and increase market share. (Responsible Units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau)
(7) Implement the Industrial Ecosystem Optimization Initiative. Implement the “10,000 People Assisting 10,000 Enterprises” routine and long-term mechanism, organizing more than 200 matchmaking events annually in areas such as production-sales, industry-finance, industry-academia-research, and labor recruitment. Advance the campaign to clear overdue payments to enterprises and resolutely curb the occurrence of new arrears. Conduct policy dissemination sessions, the “Liancheng Lecture Series,” and other related activities.Leverage the “Xuchang Talent Program” to attract a cohort of innovation and entrepreneurship talent (teams) and high-level professionals; align educational resources with the strategic layout of the manufacturing sector; and intensify efforts to cultivate scientific and technological talent. Utilize the guiding role of the Municipal Industrial Development Fund to provide financial support for technological innovation, transformation, and upgrading in the manufacturing sector.Encourage financial institutions to expand services such as technology finance and green finance, and increase the issuance of medium- and long-term loans to the manufacturing sector. Construct “source-grid-load-storage integrated” new energy power generation projects to enhance the local consumption and efficient utilization of green electricity. Explore pilot programs for direct sales and purchases between upstream gas suppliers and large industrial users to reduce average natural gas costs.Ensure coordinated land use planning and allocation for advanced manufacturing and emerging industry projects. (Responsible Units: Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, Municipal Party Committee Social Work Department, Municipal Government Office, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Finance Bureau, Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Municipal Education Bureau, Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau,Xuchang Branch of the People’s Bank of China, Xuchang Regulatory Sub-bureau of the National Financial Regulatory Administration)
III. Support Measures
The Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, in conjunction with relevant departments, shall establish a coordination and collaboration mechanism to jointly advance the implementation of this action plan in accordance with their respective responsibilities. The governments (administrative committees) of each county (city, district) shall plan the layout of key industries based on local conditions, increase investment in various factors of production and resources, and ensure effective implementation through coordinated efforts at all levels.All departments at all levels shall improve the policy and governance systems for promoting high-quality development in the manufacturing sector, refine the statistical monitoring system for manufacturing, and strengthen policy coordination in areas such as science and technology, finance, and investment to provide robust support for industrial development.
