Industrial cluster is an important organizational form to promote the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and an important component of the industrial chain and supply chain. It plays an important role in promoting industrial cooperation and resource sharing, collaborative innovation of industry, university and research, improving the efficiency of industrial organization, and driving regional economic growth.

Up to now, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has identified 100 small and medium-sized enterprises characteristic industrial clusters nationwide, with an output value of more than 2.5 trillion yuan in 2022, and an average growth rate of 30% in export trade, which has become a key engine for regional economic development.

Leading industries are booming

In 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the Interim Measures for Promoting the Development of Characteristic Industrial Clusters of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises to enhance the level of professional, characteristic and cluster development of small and medium-sized enterprise industrial clusters.

“The first batch of characteristic industrial clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises have strong influence in the industry, and the leading industry is the local pillar industry, contributing 86.5% to the output value of the cluster, creating more than 1.7 million jobs, and effectively improving the regional business capacity.” At the International Forum on Industrial clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises held not long ago, Liu Xiangang, vice president of the China Institute of Electronic Technology Standardization, introduced that clusters in electronics, light industry, machinery, petrochemical, automotive and other industries accounted for a relatively high proportion.

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In Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, specialization, park and clustering have become important development models for local magnetic materials. “Magnetic material industry as one of the two major industrial leading industries in Dongyang City, the industrial scale accounts for about 37% of the country, is the domestic ferrite and rare earth permanent magnet material production enterprises in the most intensive area.” Huang Shengke, mayor of Dongyang City, introduced that Dongyang magnetic electronics high-tech Industrial Park has gathered more than 300 magnetic material enterprises, and completed the industrial output value above 20.95 billion yuan last year.

In Huangpu District of Guangzhou, the local government is actively building the core competitiveness of the intelligent manufacturing equipment industry. On the one hand, Hexin Instrument, Gaolan Energy Saving, Bowei Communication and other enterprises from the basic process, technology, products and other aspects to seek a single breakthrough, focusing on weak links, to create a number of global leading results; On the other hand, the implementation of the intelligent equipment industry “chain length system” plan to promote the independent control of the industrial chain. For example, Haozhi Electromechanical Co., Ltd. has the first domestic market share of spindle products.

“It should also be noted that at present, the industrial chain layout of some clusters is not scientific and forward-looking, the differentiation and characteristics of leading industries are not obvious, the sharing level of manufacturing resources is insufficient, and the external cooperation channels of clusters need to be further unblocked.” Liu Xiangang suggested that local governments should be supported to introduce special policies for clusters based on the actual industry, guide high-quality resources to fully gather in counties, and improve the allocation efficiency of factors such as talent, land, capital, and technology. Guide all localities to carry out industrial chain cultivation in a targeted manner based on location characteristics, resource endowment and industrial foundation, and according to the industrial chain map.