Anhui province is trying to promote the high-quality development of its manufacturing industry by nurturing more industries through scientific and technological innovation, and building more advanced manufacturing clusters.

Anhui Governor Li Guoying said although the eastern Chinese province netted a GDP of 2.97 trillion yuan ($419 billion) in 2018, while witnessing a yearly growth of 9.2 percent in industrial output, nurturing more advanced manufacturing clusters with international competitiveness is still a priority this year.

The province will prioritize strengthening key technologies in such fields as smart home appliances, electronic information, new energy vehicles, industrial robots and artificial intelligence, the governor said.

Hefei Mayor Ling Yun noted that for cooperation projects from Hefei, the key focus should be given to the signing of cooperation agreements with the outside partners.

Meanwhile, Anhui's Ma'anshan city has organized 27 enterprises to exhibit its cooperative projects at this year's convention.

The city of Ma'anshan, where the Magang (Group) Holding, or MA Steel, is located, is striving to become a "famous city for intelligent manufacturing".

MA Steel, set up in 1958, is now an extra large-sized iron and steel giant in China with some 43,000 employees.

At Hall 1 of machinery, fastener materials, moulds and consumption goods, there are Hyodong, Nedshroef, Carlo Salvi, National Machinery LLC, CPM, Wafios, Zwick, SACMA, Sakamura, MDS, AFT, Ningbo Sijin, Ningbo Haixing, Shanghai Jernyao, Zhejiang Dongrui, Shnahai Yiming, Accuvision, Hualei, Shanghai Yuantuo, Zhejiang Yeswin, Yuhai/Tengfeng, Shanghai Chunzu, Huangshan Shengrui, Shanghai BiauLi, Jiaxing Guolian, Ningbo Yongjin, Masteel, Baosteel, Ansteel, Xingtai Iron & Steel, Kunshan Daobao, etc.

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