The Zhangjiagang Boned Zone. [Photo/WeChat account: zhangjiagangfabu365]
The Zhangjiagang Boned Zone has signed agreements for 36 new projects with investment exceeding 100 million yuan ($14.2 million) each this year, with a planned total investment of over 10.16 billion yuan.
In the first three quarters of 2025, it ranked first in the city in terms of industrial investment, actual use of foreign capital, and total import and export volume, with the output value of industries above designated size accounting for 27.6 percent.
The Zhangjiagang Boned Zone boasts several high-quality platforms, including the Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Jiangsu Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park, Yangtze River Equipment Industrial Park, and Environmental Protection New Materials Industrial Park.
An industrial park in the Zhangjiagang Boned Zone. [Photo/WeChat account: zhangjiagangfabu365]
The Jiangsu Yangtze River International Chemical Park, in particular, hosts nearly 100 chemical companies, including 26 Fortune 500 companies such as Dow, DuPont, Honeywell, and Wacker, creating a strong cluster effect and high output efficiency.
Currently, the chemical and equipment industries are the two main pillars of the industrial structure in the Zhangjiagang Boned Zone, accounting for approximately 45 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
The region is simultaneously promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the growth of emerging industries, and the cultivation of future industries, with a focus on key areas such as new energy vehicles, green shipbuilding and repair, green chemical energy, and semiconductors.