Hard core strength supports industrial blueprint - an important achievement in the construction of Shandong's advanced manufacturing industry as a strong province during the 14th Five Year Plan period
From the banks of the Yellow River to the Yellow Sea, from a traditional industrial hub to a digital industry highland, during the 14th Five Year Plan period, Shandong took the new industrialization as the direction, anchored the mission of "walking ahead and taking the lead", regarded advanced manufacturing as the "number one project" of industrial economy, and wrote a development song of scale and quality efficiency, innovation and transformation on the land of Qilu. Over the past five years, Shandong's industrial added value has exceeded the trillion level, its industrial system has become more complete, innovative momentum has continued to burst, green transformation has achieved remarkable results, and digital empowerment has been deeply expanded, laying a solid industrial foundation for the chapter of Chinese path to modernization. At a series of news conferences themed "high-quality completion of the 14th Five Year Plan" held a few days ago, leaders of the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology introduced the important achievements made in building a strong province with advanced manufacturing industry during the 14th Five Year Plan period.
The dual leap of scale, quality, and efficiency strengthens the foundation of the industry
As an important industrial base in China, Shandong has always regarded stable growth as its top priority, relying on mechanisms such as the "chain length system" and the leadership group for building a strong manufacturing province to coordinate efforts and promote the synchronous leap of industrial economy in terms of scale and quality efficiency. In the past five years, the average annual growth rate of industrial added value above designated size in the province has been 7.5%, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the national average. The industrial added value has steadily climbed from 2.3 trillion yuan to 3.3 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of over 40%. The proportion of manufacturing added value to GDP has remained stable at around 28%, becoming a "ballast stone" for economic growth.
Behind the continuous expansion of industrial scale is the vigorous growth of market entities. The 14th Five Year Plan; During this period, the number and revenue of large-scale industrial enterprises in Shandong increased by 54.7% and 42.9% respectively compared to 2020. The number of small and medium-sized enterprises exceeded 4.2 million, with an average annual growth rate of 15.6%, forming a vivid pattern of coordinated development among large, medium, and small enterprises. What is even more commendable is the advantage of Shandong's complete industrial system. The province has 41 major industrial categories, 197 medium industrial categories, and 603 small industrial categories, making it one of the provinces with the most complete industrial categories. The revenue of 18 major manufacturing categories ranks among the top 5 in the country.
In key areas, 'Made in Shandong' holds a leading position nationwide: the chemical industry accounts for one-fifth of the country's total scale, and the food industry accounts for 11%, both ranking first in the country; The production of commercial vehicles accounts for 35% of the country's total, high-speed trains account for 50%, and deep-sea drilling platforms account for 80%. From daily consumer goods to national treasures, the imprint of Shandong manufacturing covers various fields of the economy and society. This comprehensive industrial coverage capability not only builds a strong industrial foundation, but also provides solid guarantees for the security and stability of the industrial and supply chains.
Innovation driven breakthrough of barriers and continuous enhancement of development momentum
Innovation is the core password for the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. Shandong insists on promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, seamlessly connecting the innovation chain with the industrial chain, and injecting a continuous stream of momentum into the upgrading of the manufacturing industry. In the past five years, Shandong has continuously strengthened its position as the main body of enterprise innovation. The coverage rate of R&D institutions in industrial enterprises above designated size has jumped from 13.3% in 2020 to nearly 40%. Four national manufacturing innovation centers and 54 industrial design centers have been established, ranking among the top in the country in terms of quantity. The supporting role of innovation platforms is becoming increasingly prominent.
Talents are the primary resource for innovation. Shandong has brought together a group of industry leading talents by introducing and cultivating simultaneously. Over the past five years, it has cultivated 730 industry leading talents in Mount Taishan, built 60 talent leading enterprises, commended 72 outstanding entrepreneurs, and formed a benign interaction pattern of "talent+enterprise+industry". In terms of innovation investment and achievement transformation, Shandong has also achieved remarkable results, implementing more than 3000 provincial-level technological innovation projects annually, with an independent research and development rate of nearly 90%, and cultivating and promoting more than 4700 "four first" new products.
The breakthroughs in a series of "bottleneck" technologies demonstrate the innovative confidence of Shandong Manufacturing: the high thermal efficiency diesel engine breaks the foreign monopoly, the "Shanhe" intelligent shield machine fills the domestic gap, the 8K image processing chip achieves independent controllability, and the C919 large aircraft, "Blue Whale One" and other national treasures shine with the light of "Shandong Manufacturing".
Structural optimization promotes steady improvement of transformation industry level
In the face of the era of industrial upgrading, Shandong has taken the transformation of old and new driving forces as a starting point to accelerate the transformation of the industrial system towards high-end, intelligent, and green development. The "gold content, novelty content, and green content" of the industry have been synchronously improved. In terms of upgrading traditional industries, Shandong has deeply implemented large-scale equipment updates and technological transformations. Through diversified policy support such as equipment subsidies, loan interest subsidies, and equity investments, an average of about 12000 industrial technological transformation projects with an annual investment of over 5 million yuan have been implemented, and technological transformation investment accounts for more than 50% of industrial investment.
The "Rilin, Laitai Advanced Steel Base" continues to strengthen, with high-end chemicals accounting for over 55% of the industry. The influence of traditional advantageous industries such as Qilu cuisine, Lujin workwear, and home appliances continues to increase, and old industries are revitalized through new technologies and models. As of now, the digital transformation coverage rate of industrial enterprises above designated size in the province has reached 95.1%, and the proportion of high-tech industries in the output value of industrial enterprises above designated size has increased to 55.3%. Traditional industries are accelerating their leap towards the middle and high end of the value chain.
Green and low-carbon transformation is the only way for the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. Shandong continues to promote the transformation and upgrading of chemical industry safety production and the high-quality development of high energy consuming industries. The enrollment rate of chemical enterprises that should enter the park has increased from less than 20% to over 60%. A total of 465 national green factories and 41 green industrial parks have been cultivated, all ranking among the top 3 in the country. In the first four years of the 14th Five Year Plan, the added value energy consumption of industrial units above designated size decreased by 25.8%, achieving the planned goals ahead of schedule. Water resource consumption decreased by 19.7%, and the green development background became increasingly prominent.
The accelerated rise of emerging future industries has added a new engine to Shandong's manufacturing industry. The artificial intelligence industry is expected to grow at an average annual rate of over 30%, with core industry revenue projected to exceed 120 billion yuan by 2025, accounting for approximately 10% of the national total; The annual compound growth rate of new energy vehicle production is 138%, and it is expected to exceed 1 million vehicles by 2025; The high-speed maglev transportation system with a speed of 600 kilometers per hour has made a stunning debut, and the Dongfang Aerospace Port has been built as the only offshore launch platform in the country. New quality productivity is becoming an important force leading the development of Shandong's industry.
The integration of data and reality empowers the sustainable optimization of the new energy industry ecosystem
The deep integration of digital economy and real economy is the key path for the transformation and upgrading of Shandong's manufacturing industry. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, Shandong will coordinate the promotion of digital industrialization and industrial digitization, with breakthroughs in "strengthening industries, deep empowerment, and consolidating foundations". The proportion of digital economy is expected to exceed 50%, and the proportion of core industries will reach 10%. In 2024, the revenue of the information technology industry will increase by 131% compared to 2020.
In the field of digital core industries, Shandong has formed a group of leading enterprises with international competitiveness: Haier's large-scale home appliance brand has the world's largest retail volume, Hisense TV and Inspur's server market share ranks first in the country and second in the world, GoerTek's high-end virtual reality headset has a global share of over 80%, and the integrated circuit industry has achieved a full chain layout. The construction of digital infrastructure continued to speed up, with a total of 270000 5G base stations opened, two national Internet backbone direct connection points built in Jinan and Qingdao, 46 national industrial Internet platforms cultivated, ranking first in the number in China, and Caos became the first 100 billion brand of national industrial Internet.
The empowering effect of digital technology on traditional industries is constantly being released. Shandong has established the first national digital transformation promotion center for small and medium-sized enterprises in China, promoting a deep transformation rate of 47.8% for industrial enterprises above designated size, creating 130 "industrial brains" and 5657 "morning star factories", empowering artificial intelligence in 13 industries, cultivating 2 national leading intelligent factories and 49 outstanding ones, and maintaining a leading level of integration of industrialization and informatization development in the country.
The continuous optimization of industrial ecology provides fertile soil for the development of manufacturing industry. Shandong has established a new chain leader system of "total chain leader+chain leader+chain owner", with 17 provincial-level leaders serving as chain leaders, coordinating the construction of 19 iconic industrial chains, and the Shandong model of "integrating and consolidating chains" being promoted nationwide by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Through "1+5+N"; List work method, accurately matching industry chain demand and resource supply, selecting 14 banks as financial chain owners to provide customized financial services for on chain enterprises.
In terms of enterprise cultivation, Shandong has established a sound gradient cultivation system, cultivating a total of 274 national single champion enterprises and 1163 "little giant" enterprises, all of which are among the top in the country. 17000 specialized, refined, new and innovative enterprises and 30000 innovative small and medium-sized enterprises have achieved coordinated development of the industrial chain. The development of industrial clusters has achieved remarkable results, striving to create 6 national advanced manufacturing clusters and 33 provincial-level clusters, contributing more than 50% of the province's industrial output value. 31 clusters have been rated as national characteristic industrial clusters for small and medium-sized enterprises, ranking first in the country in terms of quantity.
Five years of hard work have yielded fruitful results, and we will forge ahead and set off again. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, the brilliant achievements of building a strong province in advanced manufacturing industry in Shandong have laid a solid foundation for the high-quality development of the province's economy and society. Looking ahead to the 15th Five Year Plan, Shandong will continue to deepen the practice of new industrialization guided by the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. With intelligence, greenness, and integration as the direction, we will deeply implement the industrial upgrading project, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, and concentrate on building a strong province in advanced manufacturing, digital technology, and aerospace. We will lay a solid material and technological foundation for becoming an important economic growth pole in the northern region, and continue to write a new chapter in Shandong's manufacturing in the great journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
Information source: "High quality completion of the 14th Five Year Plan" series themed press conference (2025.12.08)
Organized by: Guo Guangli
