Offshore wind farm in Rudong, a county-level city in Nantong. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

Nantong in Jiangsu province has set ambitious targets for its six major industrial clusters, aiming for their combined output value to exceed 1.4 trillion yuan ($200.91 billion) by 2026, according to a citywide conference on Jan 15.

The city's six major industrial clusters include marine engineering, electronic information, high-end textiles, high-end equipment, new materials, and new energy.

"Thanks to the company's commitment to innovation and Nantong's dedication to advancing the high-end textile industry, Luolai has emerged as a leader in China's home textile sector," said Yu Yin, manager at Luolai Group.

Leveraging Nantong's comprehensive industrial chain, Luolai has facilitated upgrades among its suppliers. Once the 1.5 billion yuan smart industrial park becomes fully operational, Luolai's output per unit area is expected to increase by 50 percent, with production cycles shortened by over 40 percent, according to Yu.

This exemplifies Nantong's strategy to build on its industrial foundation and promote cluster development and collaborative transformation within its industrial chains.

"Our growth in Nantong is inseparable from the excellent industrial ecosystem and local administrative support," said Wu Pinzhong, deputy general manager of Tongfu Microelectronics.

As a leading company in integrated circuit packaging and testing, Tongfu Microelectronics has attracted over 70 upstream and downstream companies to Nantong, forming a vibrant industrial cluster in IC packaging and testing.

Furthermore, each county and district in Nantong has developed its own unique industry, with all seven counties and districts ranked among the top 30 on the national list. Qidong's electric tool production and sales, for example, account for more than 60 percent of the national total.

Looking to the future, the conference laid out a clear blueprint for Nantong's industrial development. By 2030, the city's total industrial output value above a designated size is expected to exceed 2.3 trillion yuan, with the output value of its six major industrial clusters set to surpass 2 trillion yuan.