Mengniu Dairy Industrial Park located in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia [Photo/people.com.cn]

Hohhot in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region has been making good progress in the development of Yili Modern Smart Health Valley, accelerating the upgrading of the dairy industry's structure, as well as boosting the scale and professionalism of the sector, according to local media reports.

The dairy industry is one of the city's most competitive industries. During the next five-year period, Hohhot will promote the downstream extension of the industrial chain, and boost the value chain to the mid-to-high end.

The Yili project has been included as a key project for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) of both the autonomous region and Hohhot. It is of great significance to Hohhot in terms of its development into an upgraded version of "China's Dairy City".

A groundbreaking ceremony is held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, on May 29, to mark the launch of Yili's National Dairy Technology Innovation Center project. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

In terms of economic benefits, following the completion of the project, Yili Group's output value will reach 200 billion yuan ($31.28 billion). In terms of social benefits, 500,000 people will be employed, making the Health Valley a new benchmark for industry-city integration.

Since the beginning of 2021, Hohhot has been actively attracting investment in related industries such as milk source bases, technological innovation, marketing, e-commerce, logistics, and packaging.

As of the end of May, construction work on the liquid milk production base, the high-end infant milk powder production base, and the National Dairy Technology Innovation Center had all started.

Hohhot has implemented its Preferential Policies for Investment Promotion in Hohhot Dairy Development Zone to fully promote the construction of the Yili Modern Smart Health Valley Project.