Background: More than 14 new projects for new materials in the zone have been launched, including new materials for aerospace, carbon fiber, special gas, nanometer, photovoltaic battery and engineering plastics of high performance. In 2008, it was listed as the Core Zone and Industrial Base for new materials by the State.
Statistics released by the Economic Development Bureau in the zone in 2014 revealed that there were 19 new material enterprises in the district, including 6 advanced structural material enterprises, 10 new functional material enterprises and 3 high-performance composite materials enterprises. After reaching full production, the total output value of new materials industry was expected to reach 5 billion yuan ($760 million)