On February 27th, in the Dankov Special Economic Zone in Lipetsk, Russia, the Russian plant invested and built by the Angel Yeast Co., Ltd. in Yichang Free Trade Zone, was completed and put into operation.

　　During the Spring Festival this year, none of the Angel Yeast global factories stopped working and the production line was running at full capacity. According to the person in charge of the company, it is estimated that the sales revenue in the first quarter will be 1.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15%.

　　Production and Sales of the Free Trade Zone Booming

　　Since this year, with the help of the good response of the domestic and international markets to “products made in Yichang”, the enterprises in the Free Trade Zone have either insisted on production or resumed production early, and the production and sales have presented a fervent scene.

　　In the Gongtong Science and Technology Pioneer Park in Wujiagang District, Liu Huajun, head of the cutting workshop of Yichang Fuyi Garment Co., Ltd., operated the automatic cutting machine to cut the flat fabric. He said: "After the end of the year, 80% of the employees have already returned to work, and all the machines have been in operation, in just half a month since the resumption to work, more than 10,000 pairs of jeans have been sent to Shanghai." The person in charge of the company said: "The situation of this year is particularly good. For now, orders are received in 1.2 million units, and the construction period is scheduled for May, up by 20% compared with the same period last year."

　　The production and marketing situation of Hubei Shiji Joint Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. are also gratifying. More than 100 workers have been assembling and patrolling intensively on the production line since the start of construction. "At present, we have 3 production lines, each of which produces 1700 monitors a day." The person in charge of the company said that the order volume this year would increase by more than 50% on the basis of last year, and the output value could exceed 1 billion yuan.

　　From the operation this year of the Three Gorges Bonded Logistics Center and China-Europe Railway Express, "products made in Yichang" has taken a more solid step in opening up the international market. As of February 22nd, the Three Gorges Bonded Logistics Center has accumulated 318 business votes, realizing the value of supervised goods of 177 million yuan, an increase of 135% and 86% over the same period of last year. By February 20th, "Yichang-Wuhan-Europe Railway Express" for international freight has been launched six times, with a total of 40 trucks, equivalent to 80 standard containers, providing logistics services for more than 20 local enterprises and dozens of products.

　　Comprehensive Bonded Zone to Close Next Year

　　Although the situation of “products made in Yichang" going out is gratifying, Sun Xiaohua, Director of Innovation Promotion Bureau of Yichang Free Trade Zone Management Committee, believes that this is only a beginning. And with the application of the comprehensive bonded zone, the export-oriented economy of Yichang will surely take a new step.

　　A few days ago, we once again set foot on the 1.39 square kilometers of land of the comprehensive bonded zone. The bonded processing zones, logistics storage zones, supervision and inspection zones and comprehensive supporting zones, which are distributed in proper order, have changed a brand-new look. In particular, 29 warehousing standard factories and 21-storey service buildings of the comprehensive bonded zone were in full swing. By the end of next year, after the completion and declaration of the basic supporting projects, the comprehensive bonded zone will have been closed.

　　Zhang Ai, the person in charge of the project, introduced: "25 basic projects and 10 main lifting of steel structures have been completed, and the foundation works of the remaining buildings, outdoor roads and slope support are rapidly advancing. If the weather is fine, more than a dozen of works will be constructed at the same time, and five or six hundred workers will participate in the construction, with six teams of nearly 300 people in the installation of steel structures alone."

　　As another important platform of Yichang Free Trade Zone, the construction of Yichang International Cross-border Electronic Commerce Industrial Park, located near the junction of Huaxi Road and Juxiang Road, is progressing smoothly. This project, with an investment of 180 million yuan, has finished its construction, and the renovation work has been started. And the park is expected to open in July. At the same time, the park has 24 industrial projects in reserve.

　　New Projects Landing at Yichang Rapidly

　　On the basis of the reform of “land for standard uses” transfer and “commitment system of invested projects” first introduced by Hubei province last year, the Yichang Free Trade Zone Management Committee refers to the business environment evaluation index of the World Bank this year, taking the "six plus one" policy initiatives reform as the leadership, to create a business environment with the highest efficiency, the best process and the best service, aiming at providing high-quality services for enterprises to "be introduced in" and "go out".

　　Through continuous reforms and innovations, the sense of acquisition of market participants is effectively enhanced. On February 20th, Yichang Diantong Science and Technology Co., Ltd. became the first beneficiary of the cancellation registration through the new model of simple cancellation procedure of enterprises. On January 15th, the day when the trademark entrustment and acceptance business was opened, Angel Yeast completed the trademark registration application in the window. Up to now, it has accepted more than 10 applications for various trademarks.

　　Because of the good business environment, Yichang Free Trade Zone has successfully attracted more than 100 projects with a total investment of 18.6 billion yuan, although it has been established for less than two years.

　　At the end of March, the Project of Parallel Import Vehicle Exhibition and Sales Center will be put into operation soon. Flying Financial Service Holdings Limited plans to invest about 1 billion yuan, of which 20,000 square meters of Baiyang Port is leased in the first phase and 200 mu of land is purchased in the second phase. After the completion of the project, the parallel imported vehicles of Baiyang Port, Tianjin Port and Shanghai Port will achieve the same price of the three ports. And Baiyang Port will also become the largest parallel import vehicle trading center in central China.

　　At present, the project has completed the field survey and the negotiation of contract terms of the project. After the signing of the relevant cooperation agreement, the company plans to transport 150 parallel imported vehicles to Baiyang Port in advance for trading, and hold the launching ceremony of the parallel imported vehicle trading center in Yichang Free Trade Zone of Hubei Province from late March to early April. (Full-media Reporters of the Three Gorges Daily: Gao Wei ,Huang Lili)