Fushun High-Tech Zone is a provincial-level high-tech zone established in 2010 with the approval of the provincial government. It covers a planned area of 42.77 square kilometers, and its Administrative Committee operates in conjunction with the Dongzhou District Government of Fushun City. Fushun High-Tech Zone has been awarded titles such as “National Specialized Industrial Base for Fine Chemicals,” “National Demonstration Platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Integrating Large, Medium, and Small Enterprises,” and “Demonstration Zone for Industrial Transformation and Upgrading in Shenyang, Anshan, and Fushun.”In 2019, Fushun High-Tech Zone achieved a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 20.3 billion yuan; public fiscal budget revenue of 1.85 billion yuan; and expenditure on research and experimental development (R&D) of 550 million yuan, accounting for 2.7% of regional GDP. The zone held 775 valid invention patents, representing a year-on-year increase of 0.2%.According to the 2019 provincial performance evaluation results for provincial-level high-tech zones, Fushun High-Tech Zone ranked second, down one place from 2018. The initiative to establish a National High-Tech Zone was launched in 2017, and the provincial government has now formally submitted the application to the State Council.

　　Key Industries.With the goal of “establishing a National High-Tech Zone,” Fushun High-Tech Zone focuses on fostering new drivers for the transformation and development of resource-based cities. It centers on improving the quality and efficiency of traditional industries and cultivating emerging industries, guided by the principles of “high-end, differentiated, and green” development in the petrochemical sector. The zone is advancing the clustering of distinctive industries, scaling up leading industries, and industrializing modern services. It is dedicated to building a high-quality industrial system led by technological innovation, characterized by the petrochemical industry, and prioritizing the cultivation of two major emerging industries—high-end fine chemicals andnew materials, and supported by modern services. The zone is committed to opening up and aggregating industrial and technological resources, vigorously fostering a cluster of innovative enterprises, optimizing the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, rationally planning industrial development space, and comprehensively creating a high-quality business environment. The goal is to build the High-Tech Zone into a world-class hub for petrochemical innovation that leads the revitalization of Northeast China, thereby providing crucial support for Fushun’s transformation as a resource-based city and the transition from old to new growth drivers.

　　Key Enterprises. Fushun High-Tech Zone is home to 166 enterprises of various types, including 38 high-tech enterprises, 43 enterprises above designated size, one wholly-owned subsidiary of a listed company, and 24 enterprises with annual sales revenue exceeding 100 million yuan.Through the implementation of policies such as the “High-Tech Enterprise Doubling Plan” and the “Interim Measures for the Introduction of High-Level Talents,” as well as the establishment of platforms like the “C4 Olefins Professional Technology Innovation Platform,” the zone has attracted high-level talents including academicians and PhDs, continuously enhancing the technological innovation capabilities of its key enterprises.Enterprises such as Tongyi Petrochemical, Qilong Chemical, Ecos New Materials, Dongke Fine Chemicals, Donglian Anxin, Fangda High-Tech, Jiahua Chemical, and Fushun Geliaohao possess technological capabilities that rank among the best in China, with Tongyi Petrochemical and Donglian Anxin achieving internationally advanced levels in their process technologies.

　　Innovation Platforms. The province has established 12 provincial-level engineering and technology research centers, such as the Liaoning Provincial Engineering Research Center for Comprehensive Utilization of C5 Resources; 10 provincial-level key laboratories, such as the Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Fine Petrochemicals; and three national industrial technology innovation strategic alliances, such as the National Strategic Alliance for Resin-Based Composite Materials.Two public R&D service platforms have been established, including the Liaoning Carbon Fiber Industrialization Base; two specialized technical innovation platforms, such as the Liaoning C4 Olefins Efficient Utilization Platform; and three comprehensive industrial service and technical innovation platforms, including the Liaoning Provincial Industrial Cluster Public Testing Platform. Efforts are accelerating to build new R&D institutions such as the “Fushun Fine Chemicals Research Institute,” with plans to construct two R&D and experimental buildings and five standardized factory buildings.

　　Startup Ecosystem. Fushun High-Tech Zone has introduced more than 10 innovative policies, including the “Implementation Plan for Developing Productive Services to Promote Industrial Structure Optimization and Upgrading” and the “Measures for Revitalizing the Northeast Old Industrial Base.” Six co-working spaces and technology business incubators have been established, such as the “Fushun Petrochemical Beitian Maker Space,” the Fushun Tsinghua Star Incubator, and the Fushun High-Tech Startup Incubator, hosting 61 companies and teams.Enterprises in the park employ 2,230 R&D personnel, including one individual at the “Thousand-Level” tier of the provincial “Hundred-Thousand-Ten-Thousand” Talent Program, two recipients of the provincial “Talent Excellence Program,” and eight recipients of the municipal talent program. The park has organized innovation and entrepreneurship activities such as the “Entrepreneurship Tour,” “Health Industry Forum,” “Carbon Materials Accelerator Camp,” and “Science and Technology Innovation Policy Training Session.” It has developed two technology service agencies and established two equity investment firms.