Chapter 1813: Critical Question

Bao Feiyang really hopes that the larger the area of the park, the better.

Because of its large population and scarcity of land resources, China has strict planning and management of land use, and there is a very important farmland protection policy, that is, each place cannot change the use of cultivated land at will, and local governments cannot change land use at will.

As a suburb of Pujiang City, Huixun District has been redistricted for less than a year, except for the county seat and several towns, most of the land belongs to cultivated land, and there is not much urban land and industrial land. Now to build the Tianjiang Iron and Steel Industrial Park, except for a part of the barren beach and wasteland along the river, most of the land is arable land, and to take out this part of the land for industrial development, change the use of land, is not only something that Huixun District can do. Even Pujiang City can't decide, it needs to be submitted to the Development Commission and the Ministry of Land for approval, and such a large project basically needs to be approved by the cabinet.

Once the planning of the park is approved, Huixun District will be able to attract investment and carry out industrial construction within the park according to the plan, but the land use outside the park still cannot be changed at will, so for the future development, Bao Feiyang naturally hopes that the larger the planned area of the park, the better.

This is also the reason why various localities are keen to engage in development zones, because if you do not engage in development zones, it is impossible to engage in large-scale industrial construction. Of course, the area of the general development zone is only a few square kilometers, and no matter the size or importance, it does not need to be approved by the Ministry of Land, but basically it must be approved by the provincial department.

Of course, the development zone is not the larger the area of the application, the better, the larger the area, the stricter the review, and the state has strict regulations on development zones at all levels, and it is not that you can apply for as much as you want, even if it is Pujiang City, to apply for the development zone, there must be a reasonable plan, a reasonable arrangement for the bottom line of cultivated land, and appropriate compensation.

In addition to land, the development zone also has an advantage, that is, the development zone has a variety of preferential policies for settled enterprises, such as preferential land prices, various tax returns, and industrial support funds. This kind of policy is not something that can be given if the local government wants to give it, and it must also be approved by the relevant departments, and policies such as tax refunds also need the cooperation of the state taxation department. However, the preferential policies of the development zone are different, the preferential policies of the development zone can be approved by the superiors as a whole, and then as long as it is an enterprise in the development zone, it can be implemented in accordance with the preferential policies, and the state taxation department will also reduce and refund taxes in accordance with the policy.

It is precisely because of the convenience of the development zone in these two aspects that there will be a trend of development zones in various places, and everyone has engaged in development zones, and Bao Feiyang also hopes that the area of the steel park should be large enough to leave enough space for subsequent development. Of course, the steel park has been approved by the central government, as for the specific planning area, more than 20 square kilometers should be easy to get approved, the city is also considered so, as for the follow-up development, you can also apply for expansion at that time. However, Bao Feiyang also takes into account the needs of the development of the park, and thinks that it is better to do it in one step, and the first step is to do at least more than 30 square kilometers, because in Bao Feiyang's plan, the development of the park will be very fast, because the domestic economy will soon take off, and there is enough land to carry out a more reasonable industrial layout, and leave a reasonable vacant land, waiting for the future to be slowly filled.

If the initial planning area is too small, there is no way to distribute different industries, and when there are more and more follow-up projects, the layout of the entire park may not be scientific and reasonable, which will cause unnecessary losses.

On behalf of the municipal government, Yang Chenglin said that in principle, he supported the industrial development plan of Tianjiang Iron and Steel Industrial Park determined by Huixun District, as well as the planning of a total area of 35 square kilometers and a pre-control area of 50 square kilometers.

In addition to the area issue, a number of other controversial issues have also been largely finalized, which also clears the biggest obstacle to the finalization and approval of the steel park plan.

"The city can support the planning of the 35-square-kilometer park and pre-control the 50-square-kilometer area, but whether this plan can be approved by the Development Committee, the relevant work may need to be done a little more!" After the meeting, Yang Chenglin called Bao Feiyang to the office, and Executive Vice Mayor Zhou Kunlin was also there.

Yang Chenglin said: "If you want to get the support of the Development Committee, in addition to making the plan more detailed, you also need to convince them that the plan is not a pipe dream, and there must be some specific investment plans, especially if they can be determined at present, or have an eyebrow!"

Yang Chenglin glanced at Bao Feiyang, and then continued: "Xinpu Steel's long-process steelmaking, as well as joint venture projects of stainless steel, seamless steel pipes and galvanized sheets have been finalized, which is convincing enough in terms of steel smelting and steel production, which is also the reason why Tianjiang Iron and Steel Industrial Park can be valued by the central government." However, if you want such a large park area, you must also develop coal chemical industry, metal processing and new material industries, and you must have a certain degree of convincing power in this regard!"

Bao Feiyang nodded, he had already heard the reason why Yang Chenglin called him over, in fact, he wanted to know about the coal chemical project and the new material project.

Bao Feiyang smiled and said: "Fangxia New Materials will jointly build a coking project with Xinpu Steel, including the initial processing of coke oven gas, the main products are coke and city gas, and then Fangxia New Materials will invest in a fine chemical plant with partners to process other compounds produced by the coking project to produce fine chemical products and chemical raw materials." At the same time, Fangxia New Materials will directly invest in the construction of new materials company, which is also a branch of Fangxia New Materials, to carry out the research and development and production of new materials, and they may directly invest in the coal liquefaction fractionation project, which is the overall layout of Fangxia New Materials in the coal chemical industry in the park. ”

Yang Chenglin nodded: "Coking project, coal liquefaction fractionation project, new material project, plus fine chemical project, how much is Fangxia New Materials going to invest in the park?"

Yang Chenglin did not mention the relationship between Fangxia New Materials and Bao Feiyang, but the three people present naturally knew this situation, although Yang Chenglin and Zhou Kunlin did not know that Bao Feiyang was the big boss behind Fangxia Group, but they all knew that Fangxia Group and Bao Feiyang had a close relationship, basically the situation of Fangxia Group, as long as they asked Bao Feiyang, it would be clear.

Bao Feiyang sighed for a while and said: "This point Fangxia New Materials does not have a specific budget, but their attitude is that according to the needs, the coking project will be arranged according to the needs of the 10 million tons of steel project, Fangxia New Materials can bear more than 50% of the investment of the project, and the coal liquefaction fractionation project has basically reached a complete set of equipment introduction agreement with the South African SASOL company, their plan is to first increase the annual processing capacity of 5 million tons of coal, and the total investment is expected to be about 10 billion!" As for new materials, in addition to the new special coating production equipment, the initial focus is on the coal chemical project, the development of advanced polymer materials, their technical reserves have been able to achieve the production of high-performance butyl rubber and special additives, in addition they will also focus on investment in battery separators and battery materials research and development and investment, in this regard, they do not have a specific budget for the time being, that is to say, there is no investment limit, according to their research and development plan, within five years in special rubber and battery materials investment will not be less than 10 billion!”

Yang Chenglin couldn't help but glance at Zhou Kunlin, coking project, coal liquefaction project, plus supporting fine chemical projects, as well as special coatings, special rubber and battery materials, and special steel projects, it seems that Fangxia New Materials is going to enter the steel industrial park in a big way.

This is not surprising, the steel park is promoted by Bao Feiyang, and if the steel park is done, Bao Feiyang's resume will be added to a dazzling stroke. In fact, it is not uncommon for the children of many families to take up positions in the local government, and they can bring a lot of resources, some are political resources, which can allow the local government to obtain the above policies, funds and project support, and there are economic resources, such as bank loans, investment in central enterprises, and investment in family enterprises, but in addition to central enterprises, the private enterprises that ordinary families can influence are far less than the scale of Fang Xia. Although objectively speaking, they are also promoting the development of the local economy, but they have gained more from the local government, which has also brought a lot of criticism.

However, Fangxia Group is different, as far as Yang Chenglin knows, in several places where Bao Feiyang has worked, although Fangxia Group has basically participated in local construction, usually Fangxia Group will not enter on a large scale, and even if it does, it is basically investing in projects that no one is optimistic about and no one is willing to invest in. For example, when Bao Feiyang was in Northwest China, Fangxia Group invested in a kaolin project and a sewage treatment plant project, of which the former solved the long-standing problem of the local coal mine and saved the local coal mining industry, but no one was willing to invest in this project at that time, and no one had the ability to solve it. Fangxia Group solved this problem, but in addition to kaolin, they did not take advantage of the trend to enter other industries, such as coal mines coveted by many people, according to the situation at the time, Fangxia Group, which solved the kaolin problem, wanted to get a coal mining license, which was not a problem at all, but they did not do it.

After Bao Feiyang was transferred to work in the Xijing Environmental Protection Department, Fangxia Group only invested in one Xijing sewage treatment project during Bao Feiyang's tenure, and then initiated the establishment of an environmental protection management fund.