Metallurgy and chemicals

Hohhot also has high-investment, high-output and high-benefit metallurgical and chemical companies thanks to its power and mineral resources. Its heavy chemical industry focuses on polyvinyl chloride (PVC), caustic soda, methanol and petroleum and downstream products, as well as fine chemicals, and engineering plastics.

During the first ten months of 2017, the petrochemical industry in the city saw an increase of 15.7 percent, with the total output value reaching 243.4 billion yuan ($36.84 billion), contributing 22 percent of the total industrial output.