Dezhou Economic Development Zone is a provincial-level economic development zone approved by Shandong Provincial People's Government, which was upgraded to a national level in March 20 12. Development zone. The jurisdiction area is 320 square kilometers, the built-up area is 23 square kilometers, and the total population is 290,000. Since the official launch of 1998 in March, the Development Zone has been guided by Scientific Outlook on Development, made great efforts from a high point, and achieved initial results. The completed GDP is 1 13 times of the initial stage of the construction area, and the total fiscal revenue is 172 times of the initial stage of the construction area. It has been rated as "Advanced Unit of Shandong Economic Development Zone" for many times in a row, ranking among the best in the comprehensive evaluation of provincial economic development zones in Shandong Province year after year, ranking in the first phalanx of 79 provincial development zones in western Shandong, and becoming a "scientific development demonstration zone" and an "advanced zone for opening to the outside world" in Shandong Province. With the approach of the 4th World Sun City Congress on 20 10, the acceleration of the construction of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway and the relocation of Dezhou administrative center, the Economic Development Zone will be built into a pilot zone for reform and innovation in northwest Shandong and southeast Hebei, a gathering area for advanced manufacturing industries, an incubation area for high-tech industries, a distribution area for regional logistics, a pioneering area for all kinds of talents, and a harmonious, livable and civilized new city.

The Development Zone governs 5 townships with 290,000 people. The Development Zone adheres to the principle of "high starting point planning, high-level construction and high-efficiency management", with a total investment of 654.38+0.52 billion yuan for infrastructure, and has achieved "nine connections and one leveling" for roads, water supply, power supply, drainage, natural gas, communication, cable TV, information broadband network, central heating and land leveling at a high level. Up to now, there are 5 14 enterprises in the zone, with a total investment of19.3 billion yuan; 2 16 projects were completed and put into operation, with a total investment of 7.53 billion yuan. Jiangsu Bosideng Group, Shanghai Bright Dairy Group, Henan Shuanghui Group, Shandong Huang Ming Group, Luyin Investment Group, Japan Meiji Machinery Co., Ltd., Japan Sanhe Electronics Co., Ltd., Germany Pampaberg Group, Hong Kong Huayu Group, Korea Yuxing Feed Co., Ltd., Korea Yizhen Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Houcheng Electronics Co., Ltd. and other well-known enterprises at home and abroad have settled in. Eight basic industries, such as new energy utilization, air conditioning, medicine, machinery, textile, food, building materials and logistics, have been initially formed.

Dezhou Economic and Technological Development Zone has complete functions, including industrial zone, administrative office zone, foreign processing zone, financial and commercial zone, residential zone and tourist resort zone, with complete facilities such as information consultation, medical care, insurance, education, technical training, culture and entertainment.

The Development Zone has been awarded the honorary titles of "Shandong Excellent Development Zone" and "Shandong Excellent Civil Servant Collective" for many times. It is one of the three development zones with the best investment environment recommended by Shandong Provincial People's Government to foreign investors, and it has become a window for Dezhou to open to the outside world, a base for attracting investment and an important growth point for economic development.