On the shore of the Yellow River, a new industrial tide is surging. In 2025, Lanzhou's industrial economy will move forward surgingly, handing over a brilliant answer: the added value of the city's industries above designated size will increase by 8.7%, a new high in the past decade; The output value of the petrochemical industry exceeded 100 billion yuan, and emerging industries such as new materials and biomedicine achieved double-digit growth. During the year, 250 new innovative small and medium-sized enterprises were newly identified, and 135 provincial-level specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises were newly identified...... A series of rising data curves outline the solid and high-spirited pace of this old industrial base on the journey of new industrialization.
In the past year, the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology has taken the acceleration of new industrialization as the traction, effectively boosted the provincial capital with strong industry, and focused on strengthening the leader, supplementing the chain, and gathering groups. From the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries to the accelerated rise of emerging industries, from the deep integration of digital intelligence to the comprehensive practice of green manufacturing, Lanzhou's industrial economy has shown a good trend of stability and improvement, both quantity and quality.
Classified policy solutions and gradients cultivate strong subjects
Industry is the ballast stone of economic development, and stable growth is the primary task. In 2025, the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology will take the initiative to shoulder the hard burden and play a combination of policies and services, and the industrial economic chassis will continue to be consolidated.
"In accordance with the principle of 'city-county linkage and classified policies', we conducted full coverage visits to 613 enterprises above designated size in the city, and solved various difficulties such as employment and logistics on a list. At the same time, the 'one enterprise, one policy' special class service will be implemented for 50 key enterprises to promote stable production and increase production. The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology introduced. Liu Junyan, deputy general manager of Gansu Jiyang Plastics Co., Ltd., was deeply touched by this: "A little government subsidy and a little profit from service providers have greatly reduced the pressure on the transformation and upgrading of our small enterprises." Under the policy guidance and precise docking of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the company started the road of transformation through the recommended digital transformation service provider, and he sighed: "This 'nanny-style' service allows us to focus on production and expand the market without distraction." ”
Enterprises are the micro foundation of the industry. Lanzhou adheres to the principle of "grasping the big and not letting go of the small", relying on the gradient cultivation library of small and medium-sized enterprises, to carry out precise guidance on specialized, special and new policies and special support for "small upgrades". Throughout the year, 250 innovative small and medium-sized enterprises and 135 provincial-level specialized and new small and medium-sized enterprises were added. What is particularly eye-catching is that 3 national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprises have been cultivated in one fell swoop, accounting for 100% of the total annual recognition of the province, and 6 provincial-level manufacturing single champion enterprises, forming an enterprise fleet with orderly and echelon development, injecting a steady stream of innovation vitality into the industrial economy.
Focus on the project "double entry and double production". In 2025, the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology will implement full-cycle services for 483 industrial projects from signing and landing to commissioning and achieving results. More than 90 projects were completed and put into operation throughout the year, and investment in industrial fixed assets increased by 10.4%. Major breakthroughs in investment promotion: 273 industrial and information projects were signed throughout the year, with a signing amount of 121.513 billion yuan, and the scale of investment reached a new high in the past five years.
Laser welding robot
Intelligent transformation and digital transformation form of low-carbon development benchmark
Where is the "new" in the new industrialization? Lanzhou's practice clearly points to two dimensions: reshaping the industrial form with "intelligent transformation and digital transformation", and consolidating the background of development with green and low-carbon.
Walking into Lanzhou New Area Dongjin Silicon Industry Co., Ltd., 10 silver-gray mineral heat furnaces are running in an orderly manner, melted silicon water is injected into the mold like a stream, the pounding robot operates accurately, and the data on the large screen of the central control room beats in real time. The person in charge of the company introduced: "Through the construction of 5G industrial Internet smart factory, we have achieved intelligent control and remote operation and maintenance of the whole production process, significantly improved production efficiency, key energy consumption indicators have reached the international first-class level, and ultra-low emissions have become industry benchmarks." In December 2025, the company's declared "5G Industrial Internet Smart Factory" project was selected into the third batch of provincial 5G fully connected factory evaluation list, becoming a typical representative of Lanzhou's promotion of "intelligent transformation and digital transformation to networking" in the industrial field.
Digital transformation is by no means a single point breakthrough, but a systematic advance. The reporter learned that Lanzhou has established "one enterprise, one file" for 370 contracted pilot enterprises, tailored transformation plans, and promoted their digital level to reach level 2 and above. Today, Lanshi Group and Lanzhou Petrochemical Project have been selected as national excellent smart factories, and the city has cultivated a total of 2 national 5G factories, 13 provincial 5G fully connected factories, and 7 digital transformation promotion centers, driving digital transformation from "case success" to "industry momentum", and deepening the integration of the digital economy and the real economy.
Green is the distinctive background color of new industrialization. Lanzhou adheres to the "system cultivation, technological transformation driven, and transformation model", systematically promotes energy conservation, carbon reduction and efficiency improvement in the industrial field, implements energy-saving and consumption-reducing technological transformation in key industries such as petrochemicals and metallurgy, and carries out special energy efficiency monitoring for 25 enterprises. With their excellent energy efficiency management level, Lan Aluminum and Lian Aluminum were successfully selected into the 2025 energy efficiency "leader" list of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, setting a benchmark for the green transformation of high-energy-consuming industries. Throughout the year, 4 national green factories and 14 provincial green factories were successfully created, and green benchmarks rose from the ground, becoming a new driving force for the high-quality development of the industrial economy.
Industrial enterprise production workshop (Lanshi superalloy integration scenario)
Innovation drives to break bottlenecks and expand the new situation with a forward-looking layout
New industrialization not only needs a solid foundation at present, but also needs a fertile ground for innovation and forward-looking layout for the future. Lanzhou adheres to scientific and technological innovation as the core engine of industrial upgrading, promotes the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and strives to solve the "last mile" problem of scientific and technological achievements from the laboratory to the production line.
In accordance with the work idea of "full-chain cultivation, drip irrigation counseling, and platform support", Lanzhou actively implements the mechanism of "unveiling the list and taking the lead" through database construction guidance, policy docking, and college coordination, and organizes enterprises and scientific research institutions to carry out joint research. In 2025, the city will file 86 new products and processes, cultivate and identify 12 provincial-level enterprise technology centers and 17 industry technology centers, and implement 50 pilot projects such as nickel and cobalt-based superalloy powder development platforms for additive manufacturing and pilot platforms for microbial molecular diagnostic reagents, and the supporting role of scientific and technological innovation in industrial development will continue to increase.
Standing at a new starting point at the beginning of the "15th Five-Year Plan", the blueprint for Lanzhou's industrial development has been drawn. In the next step, Lanzhou will focus on the development deployment of the "six major economies", insist on revitalizing the stock, expanding the increment, and improving the quality, and promote the industrial industry to move towards a higher-end, smarter and greener direction. In 2026, we will strive to complete the total industrial output value of more than 350 billion yuan throughout the year, promote the output value of the non-ferrous metallurgy industry to jump to the 100 billion yuan mark, and focus on building the precious metals industry into a new growth pole. A more resilient, more dynamic and more sustainable modern industrial system is accelerating its formation in the northwest land, providing solid support for the action of strengthening provincial capitals and injecting strong impetus into regional high-quality development. (Reporter Tao Yibing)