Shanghai Song Jiang Export Processing Zone (SJEPZ) is the first export-processing zone in Shanghai approved by the State Council on April 27, 2000. It is located in the planned area of Song Jiang Industrial Zone with a phase-I area of 1.98 square kilometers. Now the development of phase--I has already been compleled and a phase--II area lota1ed 2.98 square kilometers is under p1anning. After it was approved, the infrastructure of “seven connections and one leveling" has been completed. Now 35 enterprises have a1ready been located here, with a total planned investment of US$l.85 billion dollars and a11 approved contractual 1irelgn inves11lleflt of US$380 1llillion dol1ars, The main industry there is electronics and IT manufacturing, Taiwan Quanta in the zone intends to build the largest notebook computer manufacturing site in the world there

Song Jiang Export Processing Zone carries out a self-enclosing management model. The Customs, Commercial Inspection Bureau, Tax Bureau, Industrial & Com1nercial Bureau, banks, foreign trade companies, transportation companies, declaration companies, all have branches in the zone. The enterprises there can complete all the import and export procedures just in the zone, Now the materials import and export only takes 4 hours to go through the Customs there, which is the speed as high as in developed countries.

The general target of Song Jiang Export Processing Zone is to become an important IT manufacturing site and a first—class modern industrial park in China and even in world. It provides a good location for investors from both at home and abroad to invest and expand their business.

Road:

Shanghai Wusong Port is 47 KMs away from the zone. Three l000-tonnage ports are within the territory of Songiiang.

Railway:

Shanghai Railway Passenger Station is 40KMs away from the zone. The main rail line from Shanghai to South China runs through the zone. A large freight organizing station is situated at the south of Songiiang town. The planned metro from Shanghai to Songiiang is under construction.

Highways:

Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway runs along the north of the zone. High-grade highways of Xuxin Highway. Songmin and Husong stand by the zone. Tonsan State Way joins Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway with Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. Shanghai Outer Ring Road is on1y l8KMs away.

Airlift:

The zone is 20KMs away from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and 42KMs from Pudong International Airport,

Superior location
SJIZ and SJEPZ are both located in the southwest of Shanghai and in the east of down town Song Jiang. They are adjacent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, being the gateway from Shanghai to south China.

Mild climate
The annual rainfall totals l1l7.1 mm with sunshine time of l947.1 hours and a frost-free period of 230 days The average wind velocity is 3.5 m/s while the average humidity is 83%. The average temperature is l5.4 degrees centigrade with the highest being 38.2 degrees centigrade and the lowest being-5 degrees centigrade. It belongs to a typical subtropical monsoon climate with adequate sunshine and four distinct seasons.

Collection of talented people
Being a culturally famous town with a history of over 1000 years. Song Jiang has always maintained its focus on developing education and training. Now, it has a modern university city composed of 6 universities, 2 colleges, 31 high schools, 28 technical schools and 6 vocational schools, offering abundant human resource. They can make it available for enterprises in the zone to recruit professional people of all majors and at different levels. Training services of all kinds of workers and staffs can also be provided. Among the 30,000 people working in the zone now, the majority of the people come from local area and therefore the labor cost is comparatively lower.

Road Roads have formed chessboard networks in the zone. The main road connects with Shanghai- Hangzhou Expressway. Roads in the zone total 40 kilometers long

Power It is supplied by East China Elect1icity Network. There are 220 KV and 110 KV source stations available in the zone. Four 35 KV substations are available in the zone, with a total power capacity of 240,000 KVA.

Telecommunication Two telecommunication rooms are available in the zone, with a telephone exchange capacity of 20,000 lines. They can also offer services like lDD, DDD, telefax, fax and other services. The enterprises can also apply for ISDN, ANSL, DDN services.

Water Sons Jiang Tap water Plant is responsible for the water supply, with a daily capacity of 270,000 tons. The water pressure is 3 kg/cm2.

Rain Drainage Rain drainage pipelines have been arranged on both sides of the roads in the zone. Rain can be discharged directly into Huangpu River to avoid rain accumulation.

Waste Water Wastewater in the zone is drained to Song Jiang Waste Water Treatment Plant for central treatment. The plant currently has a treatment capacity of 100,00 tons per day. At present another new plant is under construction in the zone, with a daily capacity of 35,000 tons.

LPG A liquefied gas storage and distribution station is available. Heat value reaches 25000Kcal/m3. The daily supply capacity is 300,000 m3. The supply pressure at exit is 0.8kg/cm2.(1 ton=2 m3)

With information industry, new-type building materials, food, fine chemicals, biomedicine and machinery as pillar industries

Information

To attract advanced technology and equipment, develop new products and focus on developing microelectronics, PC and civil—purpose electrical appliances, satellite telecommunication equipment, digital telecommunication multimedia, integrated circuit, electronic measuring instrument, new type electric components, sensors, etc.

New-type building materials

To develop manufacturing projects of advanced light type, high strength building materials with heat and sound insulation, and some other new type materials

Fine chemicals

To develops new products and technology of medium agent, catalyst, chemical preparation and additives, hi--tech chemical products for electronics, food additives, feed additives, leather chemicals, oil field preparation, surfactants, water treatment agent, adhesives, inorganic fibers, inorganic powder fillings, etc.

Biomedicine

To develop modern biomedicine and its relative research, development, industrial tests, industrialization and technology renovation, etc.

Light industry and machinery

To develop al1 kinds of ba1l bearings, hi-tech digital controlled machine tool center, key automotive spare parts, auto and motorcycle moulds, and so on.

Food

To develop specia1 sweets, cakes, beverages, fast food for tourism purpose, high grade nutritious food, new technology and equipment for storage, fresh--maintaining, desiccating and processing of agricultural and aquatic products.