On July 7, Jiayuguan city held an investment promotion conference and project signing ceremony at the 28th China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair (CLITF) in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China's Gansu province from July 7 to 11.

Jiayuguan signed 44 projects with a total contract value of 80.9 billion yuan ($12.06 billion), including 24 projects with a value of 29 billion yuan and 20 more projects with a contract value of 51.9 billion yuan.

The signing ceremony [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

All the signed projects are "2+6+N" key industrial chain projects.

In recent years, Jiayuguan has made great efforts to build a modern industrial system focused on two 100-billion-level industrial chains of steel and aluminum, supported by six 10-billion-level industrial chains such as nuclear technology and new energy.   

The city seeks to optimize the business environment, take multiple measures to attract investment and coordinate the promotion of industrial clusters such as traditional advantageous industries, advanced equipment manufacturing, clean energy, circular economy and modern service industries.

Local officials attended the activity.