On the front lines of construction, tower cranes tower overhead and vehicles buzz back and forth;

On the production front lines, machinery roars and orders are plentiful;

On the front lines of development support, proactive services ensure smooth production operations.

With its sights set on becoming a national-level economic development zone, Qihe Economic Development Zone has seen a flurry of major projects break ground, frequent investment promotion activities, and the release of project construction roadmaps and timelines.

Recently, the Qihe Economic Development Zone signed a cooperation agreement with Guchuan United. The two parties will collaborate on commissioned investment promotion for industries such as high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy vehicles and components, premium food products, and modern logistics.

By bringing in Guchuan United as a market-oriented “external partner” for investment promotion, the Qihe Economic Development Zone is pursuing a new dual-track model of “self-directed investment promotion + commissioned investment promotion,” aiming to achieve a synergistic effect where “1+1 > 2.”

Striving to Catch Up and Blaze a New Trail

Qihe County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province, is situated at the intersection of the Beijing-Shanghai Economic Corridor and the Yellow River Ecological Corridor, and lies within the inner circle and core area of Shandong Province’s “One Circle, One Belt” strategic plan.

Shandong’s “14th Five-Year Plan for the Integrated Development of the Provincial Capital Economic Circle” explicitly incorporates Qihe’s transportation infrastructure, industrial development, and public services into the overall layout of Jinan’s planning.

Benefiting from regional advantages and policy support, Qihe has achieved significant results in accelerating industrial upgrading. In particular, the Qihe Economic Development Zone has become the main battleground for the county’s economic development.

With a planned area of 1,497.12 hectares, the development zone has been honored with titles such as “Shandong’s Best Investment Park,” “Top Ten Investment Environment Parks in Shandong,” and “Top Ten Development Zones with the Greatest Potential in Shandong.”

To achieve “project breakthroughs,” the Development Zone is focusing on attracting major and high-quality investments, accelerating project construction, and ensuring the supply of key resources, and has established the following task list:

Attract at least two projects with investments exceeding 5 billion yuan within the year (aiming for four), more than 15 projects exceeding 100 million yuan, and strive to achieve a breakthrough in projects valued at 10 billion yuan or more; maintain a project pipeline of over 50 projects and commence construction on at least 25 new projects;

Strive to attract $150 million in foreign investment and achieve foreign trade volume exceeding 7 billion yuan within the year;

Upgrade one logistics industry, optimize two traditional industries, and strengthen four industrial clusters: high-end equipment, new energy vehicles, high-end food, and high-end pharmaceuticals.

As the Development Zone continues to benchmark against industry leaders and strive to catch up, the many enterprises based here will undoubtedly grow alongside the Zone.

As an investment promotion partner of the Development Zone, GuChuan United will also devote its full efforts to industrial investment promotion. Leveraging the excellent supporting infrastructure, business environment, industrial policies, and agglomeration effects, we will actively assist in connecting with high-quality enterprises and facilitating the implementation of projects.

Industry as the Foundation, Guichuan as the Facilitator

For many years, Guchuan United has consistently focused on the Shandong market, empowering the rise of county-level economies through targeted investment promotion.

Jinan, Qingdao, Dongying, Yantai, Weihai, Linyi, Dezhou, and Binzhou are all key partners of Guchuan United.

Drawing on our clear understanding of Shandong today and our deep insight into Qihe Economic Development Zone’s goal of becoming a national-level economic development zone, Guchuan United will tailor our investment promotion services to the specific needs and timing of the zone.

Since the partnership began, we have dispatched professional teams to conduct on-site research, providing solid support for investment promotion efforts.

Focusing on four major industrial clusters—high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy vehicles and components, premium food products, and modern logistics—our service team will conduct detailed surveys and in-depth analyses of the Qihe Economic Development Zone’s industrial facilities, infrastructure, transportation networks, industrial foundation, and corporate supply chain relationships.

Project-driven and innovation-powered—

Guchuan United will focus on attracting major industrial projects, precisely targeting investment to fill gaps, strengthen, and extend industrial chains, thereby helping the Qihe Economic Development Zone enhance its internal driving force for development.

Forging Ties with Dezhou, Deepening Engagement in Shandong

The partnership with the Qihe Economic Development Zone is not the first connection between Guchuan United and Dezhou, Shandong.

In 2016, Guichuan United signed an investment promotion cooperation agreement with the People’s Government of Pingyuan County, Dezhou City. During this partnership, a total of 13 projects were successfully attracted, spanning sectors such as new materials, equipment manufacturing, and fine chemicals, with a total investment exceeding 1.7 billion yuan.

In 2019, Guichuan United acquired land in Lingcheng District, Dezhou, to invest in and construct the Guichuan High-Tech (Dezhou) Industrial Park, which has now entered the full-scale investment promotion phase.

In 2022, Guichuan United assisted Sika DeGao (Dezhou) New Materials Co., Ltd. in efficiently selecting a site. The company ultimately settled in the Qihe Economic Development Zone, investing 100 million yuan to build a new materials production facility, which began full-scale production in December of that year.

With the accelerated convergence of high-end resources such as projects, technology, and capital, today’s Dezhou has become a thriving hub for investment, business development, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Today, Qihe is also steadily advancing toward becoming a new frontier of reform and opening-up, a new benchmark for urban development, and a new model of livability and well-being.

As your partner, GuChuan United sincerely invites entrepreneurs and investors to visit, explore collaboration opportunities, and invest in our region.

In the future, we will join hands with more high-quality enterprises to support Shandong’s industrial parks in achieving high-quality development, promote industrial transformation and upgrading, and foster new industries and a new economy.