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Banan District carries out investment promotion around the '1246' modern manufacturing cluster system and the '312' scientific and technological innovation layout. This signing event is a concentrated display of the results of its industrial development.
China News Service, Chongqing, September 23 (Reporter Zhong Yi) Banan District, Chongqing held a signing event for key investment projects in the third quarter of 2026 on the 22nd. 23 key projects with an agreed total investment of 4.8 billion yuan have been implemented, involving biomedicine, high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy and new energy storage, food and agricultural product processing, cultural tourism and other fields.
The reporter learned from the signing site that a number of advanced manufacturing projects will further consolidate the foundation of the modern industrial system around the construction of the "1246" modern manufacturing cluster system in Banan District. Among them, the "Haoyuan Pharmaceutical ADC Drug CDMO Base Phase II Expansion" project plans to build a new antibody protein stock solution and conjugation production line. After reaching production, it is expected to increase the annual output value by about 300 million yuan, forming a full-chain closed-loop production capacity of "antibody-conjugation-preparation".
The "Western China Timber Trade Port Timber Processing and Trade Industrial Park" project with a planned total construction area of approximately 44,000 square meters will lay out functional sections such as a comprehensive service area, log processing area, and log trading area to create a timber processing and trade park that integrates log import, warehousing and distribution, intensive processing, display trading, and logistics distribution.
In the direction of technological innovation and future industries, Banan has attracted a number of cutting-edge projects around the "312" technological innovation layout. For example, the "Yao Xiaoshen Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic + Internet Hospital" project plans to build a demonstration system integrating online Internet hospitals, offline comprehensive outpatient departments, smart pharmacies and corporate exhibition halls to promote the digitalization and convenience of traditional Chinese medicine services.
Another example is the "Data Elementization Platform and AI Agent Application" project, which plans to build the "Banan Data Port" in Banan to create a leading data elementization platform and AI agent application demonstration area in the west.
Based on the construction of "urban-rural integration and beautiful Banan", a number of cultural tourism, food and agricultural product processing projects have also been signed and implemented, which will accelerate the industrial integration development of Banan District.
The relevant person in charge of Banan District said that this signing is a concentrated demonstration of the district’s efforts to revitalize traditional industries, expand emerging industries, and future industrial layout. It also reflects the industrial agglomeration effect of Banan as an important growth pole in Chongqing’s central urban area. The local government will continue to optimize the business environment, polish the investment brand of "Invest in Banan, Achieve Extraordinary Achievements", and promote the early start, early production and early results of contracted projects. (over)
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