The Liaocheng Economic and Technological Development Zone is located in the northeastern part of Liaocheng. Construction began in 1995, and it was designated as a national-level economic and technological development zone in 2013. It currently comprises three sub-districts, with an actual administrative area of 126.6 square kilometers and a built-up area of 35 square kilometers. The zone has a permanent population of nearly 300,000 and an urbanization rate of 90%.After 30 years of development, the Development Zone has cultivated competitive industries such as advanced metal processing, bio-food and pharmaceuticals, high-end equipment manufacturing, and modern services. It serves as a national production and sales base for high-quality steel pipes, a national-level demonstration zone for the quality and safety of exported pet food, a provincial-level advanced park for opening up to the outside world, a provincial high-end equipment manufacturing industrial park, and a provincial pilot area for the integrated development of advanced manufacturing and modern services.In 2024, the economic performance of the Development Zone remained generally positive, maintaining a leading position in the city for three consecutive years. Key economic indicators—including growth in industrial added value of enterprises above designated size, industrial investment, and technical renovation investment—consistently ranked among the top in the city. Notably, total industrial output value increased by 8.03%;The growth rate of fixed-asset investment across the zone was 4.7%, with private investment accounting for 86.5%—ranking first in the city, an increase of 4 percentage points from the previous year, and ranking fifth citywide; the growth rate of industrial technical renovation investment was 50.2%, ranking first in the city.