Introduction
Baotou High-Tech Park (BTHTP) is
located in Baotou, which is a key industrial city
in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Park was
established in September 1990 and was approved by
the State Council as a state-level high-tech park
in November 1992. It is also called China's Rare
Earth Valley as the reserves of rare earth in
Baotou accounts for 97% of the national total, and
77% of the world's total.
Baotou is located in midwestern Inner
Mongolia facing the Yellow River and 700 km from
Beijing. It has a strategic position along the
transportation route between Inner Mongolia and
Ningxia.
The high-tech park is 6 km from the railway
station and 16 km from the civilian airport.
Railways connect Baotou to Beijing, Shanghai,
Tianjin, Ningbo, Yinchuan, Lanzhou, Taiyuan,
Xi'an, Wuhan and other Chinese cities. National
Highway No. 110 and 210 run through the city.
The total land area of the Park is 49
km2. In the Park, there is a university
science park, a science and technology zone and
China's first incubation zone for rare earth
enterprises.
Relationships have been established between
the Park and several universities and research
institutes, such as Tsinghua University, Chinese
Academy of Engineering and Inner Mongolia
University.
Investment
Climate
BTHTP focuses on industrial
sectors like rare earth products, information
technologies, metallurgical technologies, new
materials, light industry and food processing.
Rare earth with high purity is the key raw
material for laser crystal products, optical
cable, luminescent materials, optical glass, some
electronic products and many other high-tech
products. BTHTP will play a more important role in
the R&D of rare earth products, as well as in
its production in the future.
By the end of 2003, there were more than
1,000 enterprises registered in BTHTP. In 2003,
its GDP reached RMB 6 billion (USD 730 million),
70% higher than in 2002.
There are over 100 research institutes in
Baotou, including two state-level ones, namely,
Baotou Rare Earth Institute and China Weaponry No.
52 Institute. Baotou University of Iron &
Steel Technology is located in the city where over
100,000 technical professionals and more than
500,000 experienced employees live.
