According to the Zhuhai Special Zone Daily, the launch ceremony for Zhuhai's first batch of intelligent connected unmanned logistics vehicles was held on March 6. The newly licensed vehicles will conduct normalized delivery services on multiple open roads across Xiangzhou, Jinwan, and High-tech zones.

The latest data shows that as of June, Baotou City in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region had 2,086 valid rare earth patents. Among them, Baotou Rare Earth High-Tech Zone accounted for 1,895 patents, representing 90.84% of the total in Baotou City. Compared with Ningbo City (2,017 patents) and Ganzhou City (1,918 patents), the two major rare earth industry clusters in China, the number of patents in Baotou Rare Earth High-Tech Zone is on par with those in these two cities, demonstrating strong innovative capabilities and development potential. In recent years, Baotou Rare Earth High-Tech Zone has focused on resource integration to strengthen the foundation for transformation, on ensuring smooth industrial chains to enhance transformation efficiency, and on fostering innovative models to energize transformation. It has continuously innovated its working methods, accelerating the transformation of patents. It took the lead in establishing the "One-Stop Intellectual Property Service Alliance" in China, and built the "One-Stop Intellectual Property Service Platform for High-Tech Zones," the "Intelligent Recommendation System for Patent Achievement Transformation," and the "Detection and Evaluation System for Innovation Vitality in the Rare Earth Industry," providing intellectual property services such as information retrieval, patent application, and business training for enterprises. It also collaborated with China Patent Development Corporation to establish the first "Global Rare Earth Patent Database" in China, offering a reliable platform for pledge financing, transfer, transformation, and trading of intellectual property. Additionally, it pioneered the evaluation of enterprise patent capabilities among national high-tech zones, systematically sorting out and comprehensively assessing the patent status of enterprises, enabling real-time tracking of patent inventories, identifying benchmarking enterprises, and enhancing quality awareness. At the same time, Baotou Rare Earth High-Tech Zone has closely aligned with relevant policies such as the "Baotou City Intellectual Property Reward and Incentive Measures," actively organizing enterprises to carry out various application processes, stimulating enterprise innovation vitality from multiple dimensions, and fully solidifying its leading position in the national rare earth patent landscape, injecting a continuous stream of new momentum into the transformation and upgrading of the rare earth industry.

On June 5, Hunan Luxi High-tech Zone successfully signed a contract with a certain technology Co., Ltd. for the construction of a project that will produce 40 million mobile power supplies annually, 200 million 5#/7# lithium batteries annually, and supporting production lines, with a total investment of 500 million yuan. After the project is fully operational, it is expected to become the world's largest production and export base for mobile power supplies, with an estimated annual output value of 3.5 to 5 billion yuan.

On June 9, the Yichang Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment in Hubei Province issued the first public announcement on the environmental impact assessment for the project of Yichang Lianchuang Heyang Technology Industry Co., Ltd. to produce 10,000 mt of new silicon carbon anode materials annually. It is reported that the project is located on the west side of the intersection of Tianjiahe Avenue and Zhangjiadian Road in Zone B of Yaojiagang Chemical Industrial Park, Yichang City. The project will involve the construction of new workshops, office buildings, and supporting facilities, as well as the procurement of various equipment. Upon full completion and reaching full production, the project will achieve an annual output of 10,000 mt of new silicon carbon anode materials.

[Investment of 1 billion yuan! 10,000 mt silicon carbon anode project settles in Yichang] In January 2025, Yichang High-tech Zone signed an agreement with Luoyang Lianchuang Lithium Energy Co., Ltd. The project, with a total investment of 1 billion yuan to produce 10,000 mt of new silicon carbon anode materials for new energy batteries annually, settled in Yichang on June 3. Project Name: Project to Produce 10,000 mt of New Silicon Carbon Anode Materials Annually. Construction Unit: Yichang Lianchuang Heyang Technology Industry Co., Ltd. Construction Location: Yichang High-tech Zone, Hubei Province. Project Investment: 1 billion yuan. Construction Nature: New Construction. Construction Content: This project involves the construction of new workshops, office buildings, and supporting facilities, as well as the purchase of various equipment. Upon full completion and reaching full production, the project will achieve an annual output of 10,000 mt of new silicon carbon anode materials.

[National High-Tech Zones Achieved Industrial Added Value of RMB 1.7 Trillion in Q1 This Year, Up 7.1% YoY] According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in the first quarter of this year, the industrial added value of enterprises above designated size in national high-tech zones reached RMB 1.7 trillion, up 7.1% YoY. It is understood that, as of now, there are 178 national high-tech zones across the country, covering 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. These zones have gathered 70% of the country's national manufacturing innovation centers and 80% of the national key laboratories, with original technologies and first-launch products such as prototypes of embodied general artificial intelligence systems and brain-computer interface intelligent interaction systems on chips continuously emerging.

【60 Billion Silicon Carbon Anode Industrial Park】 Yingui (Ningbo) Technology Co., Ltd. has invested in the construction of a project to produce 2,000 mt of new silicon carbon anode materials annually. The relevant person in charge of Yichang High-tech Zone stated that currently, the zone has formed an integrated industry chain layout of "silane gas—silicon carbon anode—new energy battery". Upstream raw materials do not need to leave the zone, and the downstream market is right at the "doorstep". Enterprises within the zone can procure materials nearby, reducing logistics and production costs. By 2030, the annual production capacity of silicon carbon anode materials in the high-tech zone will reach 150,000 to 200,000 mt, with an output value scale of 60 billion yuan and additional tax revenue exceeding 3 billion yuan.

From January to February, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in Huaibei High-tech Zone increased by 28.6%, the added value of high-tech industries grew by 29.7%, the output value of strategic emerging industries rose by 12.4%, and fixed asset investment expanded by 7.4%. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size is expected to increase by 22% in Q1. The efficiency of project construction has been accelerated. Key projects such as Chery's high-speed electric motorcycles and Xian Dao's high-end aluminum alloy deep processing are being prioritized. Additionally, the construction of newly started projects, including the digital and intelligent postal dispatch center, Yuanhe's aluminum ash resource recycling, and the expansion of Longbo Technical School, is being expedited, with the annual investment target set at no less than 200 million yuan.

The Rare Earth High-Tech Zone in Baotou City signed an "Investment Agreement for the Annual Production of 3,000 mt Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Materials Project" with Baotou Shouzheng New Material Co., Ltd. This is another rare earth permanent magnet materials project following Xiamen Tungsten, Huahong Technology, and JL MAG Rare-Earth. The implementation of this project marks the further expansion of the achievements in the construction of the "Two Rare Earth Bases." The annual production of 3,000 mt rare earth permanent magnet materials project implemented by Baotou Shouzheng New Material Co., Ltd. adopts industry-leading equipment and self-developed specialized equipment. In the field of magnetic component products for the communication sector, the company possesses unique competitive advantages such as high technological level, high processing precision, and high production efficiency, giving it a strong competitive edge in the segmented magnetic materials market.

[Overview of New Power Battery Projects in Q4 2024: Domestic and International Progress with Total Investment Exceeding 180 Billion Yuan] In the last three months of 2024, domestic power battery enterprises continued to demonstrate a strong capacity expansion trend. According to incomplete statistics from Gasgoo Auto, in Q4 2024, power battery enterprises initiated a total of 33 new projects domestically and internationally, with a total investment exceeding 180 billion yuan and planned power battery capacity surpassing 655 GWh. (Battery Network)