The construction of the Shanghai port project in Ningde era is expected to be completed and put into production within a year.

Published: Feb 21, 2022 13:26

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[Ningde Times Shanghai Harbor Project is expected to be completed and put into production within a year] according to news on February 21, Ningde Times (Shanghai) Intelligent Science and Technology Integrated Electric chassis Development Project and Ruiting Times Shanghai Intelligent Power system Project (Phase II) have officially started construction in Lingang New area of China (Shanghai) Free Trade pilot area a few days ago. It is reported that the above project plans to invest 2.8 billion yuan to build 10 building units, such as PTO plant, PTO testing plant, raw material warehouse, finished product warehouse, R & D office building, with a total construction area of about 350000 square meters.

According to the news on February 21, Ningde Times (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Integrated Electric chassis Development Project and Ruiting Times Shanghai Intelligent Power system Project (Phase II) have officially started construction in Lingang New area of China (Shanghai) Free Trade Experimental Zone a few days ago.

It is reported that the above project plans to invest 2.8 billion yuan to build 10 building units, such as PTO plant, PTO testing plant, raw material warehouse, finished product warehouse, R & D office building, with a total construction area of about 350000 square meters.

With regard to the progress of the project construction, Wu Xiaohua, deputy secretary of the Party work Committee of the Lingang New area of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, revealed that the Ningde era port project will be completed and put into production within a year.

Data show that Ningde Times signed a cooperation agreement on this project with Shanghai Lingang in August last year. According to the agreement, the project will build a green and efficient intelligent factory in the new Lingang area and optimize the layout of the new energy industry, relying on the world's leading extreme manufacturing system and the construction experience of the global lighthouse factory in the Ningde era. at the same time, it will also focus on mileage anxiety, fast charging and other industry pain points to carry out technological challenges to achieve the upgrading of key technologies in the industry.

In addition, Ningde era will also build "four major innovation systems" in Shanghai, including advanced materials, system structure, extreme manufacturing and business model innovation, to realize the upgrading of key technologies in the industry.

In addition, it is worth noting that while the construction of the port project in the Ningde era began, a total of 14 projects were concentrated in the new port area of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, covering new energy vehicles, biomedicine, civil aviation and other industries, as well as housing, municipal transportation, ecological environment, etc., with a total construction area of about 1.08 million square meters, with a total investment of 18.742 billion yuan.

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