Mianyang Economic and Technological Development Zone

Mianyang Economic and Technological Development Zone was founded in August 2000 and merged with the Mianyang Scientific City and Modern Agriculture Demonstration Zone in 2012. It was upgraded to a national-level economic and development zone in October 2012.

Located at the southern part of the city, the zone, covering an area of 70 kilometers, is a core part of Mianyang's initiative to boost the development pattern of "one core, three districts". 

The zone focuses on four pillar industries: electronic information, new materials and circular economy, auto parts and food and beverage. It is advancing its new-generation of information technology and high-end equipment manufacturing. The zone aims to integrate the industries with the city’s development and become a demonstration area for advanced manufacturing in western China.

The zone has a good investment environment with a total of 22 high-tech enterprises including Sichuan Changhong Electronics Group Corp and Lier Chemical Co Ltd. It is home to 18 national-level research institutes such as the China Academy of Engineering Physics and 24 innovative scientific platforms including four national-level labs and eight provincial-level research centers.  

In 2017, the zone achieved a GDP of 23.8 billion yuan ($3.54 billion), up 12.7 percent year-on-year. Its gross industrial output value recorded 76.53 billion yuan, up 16.2 percent year-on-year. Its fiscal revenue was 2.55 billion yuan, an annual increase of 20.4 percent. The tax revenue reached 1.86 billion yuan, up 23 percent year-on-year. In the first half of 2018, the growth rate of the zone's GDP hit 9.7 percent.