First 13 Firms Get Business Licenses for Lingang, Shanghai FTZ's New Area
Xu Huiyun
DATE:  Aug 22 2019
/ SOURCE:  yicai
First 13 Firms Get Business Licenses for Lingang, Shanghai FTZ's New Area First 13 Firms Get Business Licenses for Lingang, Shanghai FTZ's New Area

(Yicai Global) Aug. 21 -- A first batch of 13 companies in Lingang New Area, which was added to Shanghai's Free Trade Zone yesterday, have been granted operating licenses.

Shanghai Lingang New Area Economic Development received the first license numbered 001. A newly formed unit of investment firm Lingang Group, it will manage the FTZ and take charge of construction and development, the introduction of new sectors, functions and investment. It has registered capital of CNY2 billion (USD283 million).

The other 12 firms had their business licenses updated with their new Lingang address.

Shanghai was the first city in China to set up an FTZ in September 2013 to test economic and social reforms. Lingang, situated 75 kilometers from downtown and home to Tesla's first factory outside of the US, was lined up to become part of the FTZ in a plan the State Council released on Aug. 6. 

Semi-conductor device maker ACM Research is spending CNY880 million (USD125 million) to build a factory in Lingang for equipment developed by its Shanghai branch. It is expected to start up in 2022 and the plant should reach full capacity by 2025. Annual sales will be around CNY2.4 billion with taxes payable of not less than CNY70 million (USD10 million).

Biopharmaceutical firm TopAlliance is investing CNY1.8 billion to build a plant in Lingang. It plans to begin trial production of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies, anti-PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies and other types of innovative monoclonal antibodies and biomedicines later this year.

Tsingshen Technology Development, a joint venture between the prestigious Tsinghua University and Shanghai, will have its headquarters in Lingang. It focuses on the construction and operation of satellites used in global communications networks.

Enflame Technology produces high-end chips for use in cloud computing data centers and artificial intelligence training platforms.

CNOOC Rongfeng Energy, a subsidiary of energy giant China National Offshore Oil, develops, builds and manages wind and solar power projects.

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Keywords:   China Shanghai Free-Trade Pilot Zone,Lingang New Area