Tang Lingshen/Shanghai Daily news

Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Zone, which was established in November 1995, celebrated its tenth anniversary this year.
Over the ten years, the zone has witnessed great prosperity and impressive levels of development, with the zones infrastructure meeting most international expectations.
The Qingpu Industrial Zone is now attempting to attract more business. This is being done through the district government, laying an emphasis on providing better services for investors.
The industrial zone aims to build "an environmentally friendly, model industrial zone." Qingpu Industrial Zone hopes to accomplish this by concentrating similar industries within the park, creating industry chains which can focus on balancing environmental concerns and economic development.
So far, the attempts are seeing some progress.
A clear example of this progress is the fact that all the production processes, ranging from design and manufacturing to transportation and waste treatment, have been carried out through environmentally friendly measures.
The zone covers a total area of 56.2 square kilometers and has attracted more than 447 foreign companies and 522 domestic enterprises, 12 of which are in the global top 500.
Total overseas investment in the zone has reached US$4.01 billion, with a total registered capital of more than US$2.242 billion. The industrial zone has also contracted foreign investments adding to more than US$2.048 billion, while domestic investment added up to 3.2 billion yuan.
Efficient and comprehensive services within the zone have created distinctive investment advantages for the industrial zone. These advantages have led to the attraction of companies such as BASF China Co Ltd, NEC Electronics China, and Dupont China Co Ltd.
Other modern manufacturing enterprises, such as Heidelberg Group specializing in the printing industry, have also responded to the quick services and human oriented nature of the zone.
Recently, a service platform was set up to offer more advanced and comprehensive services for investors which has made the zone more competitive.
With growing acceptance of the outside world, district officials are sparing no efforts to make the industrial zone remain competitive in the growing market.
Recently, a forum was held entitled "Innovation and development in globalization," which was co-sponsored by the Qingpu District government and Qingpu Industrial Zone. The forum focused on the further development of the Qingpu Industrial Zone and attracted a number of experts to speak on the subject.