The Tianjin Tanggu Marine High-Tech Development Area was founded in 1992 and is the only State-level high-tech development zone on mainland China dedicated primarily to the maritime Hi-Tech industry. It is also an important part of the high-tech industrial belt along the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu expressway.

·Geographical Location:

It is located at the Tanggu exit of the expressway and enjoys convenient transportation. The preliminary phase has an area of 4.5 sq.km and the total planned area will be 24.5 sq.km.

·Infrastructure:

In the preliminary area, the supply of electricity, water, heating, drainage and telecommunications have been fully prepared. Roads have been paved and land leveled. The conditions for investment are excellent.

·Industries:

The range of industries cover maritime chemicals, maritime antiseptic paints, comprehensive utilization of seawater, electronics and bio-engineering.

Over 1,300 projects have been approved, 370 of which involve overseas capital. The gross contractual investment has reached US$800 million, of which US$400 million is actual foreign investment used. A project for composite aviation material production initiated by the American Boeing Corporation and China Air Aviation General Corporation is in operation in the zone.