The actual inflow of investment capital in Zhongning County has surpassed the 1 billion yuan mark so far, according to the chief of its Investment Promotion Bureau. The total industrial output value in the county has totaled at some 18 billion yuan (US$ 2.9 billion), an increase of 20.7 percent compared to the 2011 figures.

The county has attached great attention to investment attraction, said Dong Xinghua, chief of Zhongning Investment Promotion Bureau. Except for venturing outside to promote investment in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao, the county also attracted some 500 entrepreneurs to visit and negotiate, he added.

Currently, the five industry agglomeration sectors, including the electrolytic aluminum and Al and Mg alloy deep processing, reduced iron and foundry, manganese and downstream industry, rare earth colored steel, photovoltaic and -thermic powering, have already taken shape in Zhongning County. The Zhongning Industrial Park aims to be turned into a demonstration area with output value surpassing 100 billion yuan, said Chen Jianhua, the secretary of CPC Zhongning County Committee.