Mudanjiang footwear exports to the U.S. first quarter increased 63.8 %

In the first quarter, foreign trade showed a sharp    "2 feet": building offshore base for the
rise in the city state, but there are many varietiesdevelopment of agriculture
of exports had dropped. However, the footwear    Arima economic and trade cooperation
export has reached 238 million U.S. dollars, upzone in which due to its geographical location, the
63.8%, of which footwear components exportrelevant departments to development of the park
126 million U.S. dollars, compared with same periodlocated in the agricultural planting and breeding
last year 53 million U.S. dollars, exports 16 percentindustry, while taking into account the
city driving.development of the footwear industry, wood
    What are the reasons driving theprocessing, building materials industry and other
substantial growth in merchandise exports ofexport processing industry.
footwear? After analysis, the industry found that    Reporter learned from relevant
the footwear components are outside of thedepartments, the park covers an area of 120
Ussuriysk Economic and Trade Cooperation Zonehectares of planning, plans a total investment of
(Yasuyoshi Industrial Park), Arima economic and1.6 billion yuan. Among them, 2003? 2008, the first
trade cooperation zone, Suifenhe Far Eastphase of the project, has built a logistics base for
Industrial Park shoe for processing and assemblingplanting and breeding, Industrial Park District, a
of finished products. These authority figuresdistrict in October, October, Industrial Park District,
outside the park has become an important forceSecond District, Golenkin Wood processing zones
driving one of the city's import and export. As a3 plant, with a total area of an area of 30
result, people's attention all at once toward thehectares, construction area of more than 70,000
outside of the city's three parks.square meters, the park has more than 10
    Today, three overseas park, and withincompanies.
seven parks have formed a dislocation    Because there are relying on the park, the
development, mutual promotion of thecity in local and overseas agricultural development
development trend. In fact, the beginning of 2003around more quickly. In 2008, the planting area
in Russia, building new city outside the park, wehas reached 2,600 hectares, mainly corn,
also embarked upon uncharted waters. With thesoybeans, vegetable planting, the year of
accelerating construction of the park, this idea beproduction value of 100 million yuan, and taxes of
relevant departments of provincial and national6 million yuan. Slaughter 10,000 pigs last year, on
recognition and support, and gradually reflect ahand 9000. In 2009, the park acreage has been
strong stimulating role.greatly expanded.
    As of 2009, three foreign enterprises    Active in the development of farming and
settled a total of 29 parks, with a totalbreeding industries, "Arima" also active
investment of over 1.3 billion. These three parksinvestment, the park enterprises have invested in
are in accordance with the "overall planning,Russia to complete nearly 70 million U.S. dollars, an
rational distribution, stage construction, and rollingannual 15 million pairs of shoes and other
development" steady progress. At the same time,footwear, furniture, 200 sets of , color steel
"leap forward" and "new north" and other newproduction capacity of 50 thousand square
construction outside the park is also accelerated.meters. The past two years, the park is still
    "One foot": focus on overseas processingfocused on continuing to promote the park
    Ussuriysk Economic and Trade Cooperationinfrastructure.
Zone, in the industry are generally known as  "Three feet": to import Russian timber-based
Yasuyoshi industrial park. In 2006, the park    In fact, the city of a quarter of a sharp
became the Ministry of Commerce approved therise in foreign trade in addition to pulling footwear,
construction of the first batch of eight overseaswood and quite a stimulating effect. Information,
economic and trade cooperation zone, one of thethe first 3 months of imports of foreign timber
zone now has passed the Ministry of Commerce,processing zone to achieve 144 thousand cubic
Ministry of Finance confirmed that, behind themeters of 32.62 million US dollars, went up by 1.38
zone outside the top two. Regional division of atimes and 1.93 times, pulling the city's Russian
production and processing areas, commercialimports of 13.6 percent.
areas, logistics and warehousing areas and    Far East Industrial Park is the focus of the
production services area. Positioning for thedevelopment of imported timber. This park is
development of light industry, mechanical andlocated in Russia, Primorsky Territory Mikhail
electrical (appliances, electronics), wood industries,Lowka area. In June 2004 by the National
the construction period is 5 years, plans toDevelopment and Reform Commission jointly
introduce 60 domestic enterprises.organized with the Russian Trade and Economic
    City business sector stakeholdersCooperation of Sino-Russian investment promotion
description, Yasuyoshi industrial park planning areaproject approval to establish, the park covers an
of 2.28 million square meters, total investment ofarea of 145 hectares, total investment 700 million
2 billion yuan. From East Ning Jixin Industry &yuan, the park started in 2007, 2012 All
Trade Group, Zhejiang Kangnai Group, Wenzhoucompleted and is currently contracted by the
China Resources co-established YasuyoshiGuangdong Bureau of Water 2.
International Investment Limited is responsible for    Far East Industrial Park from the processing
organizing the implementation of construction,area of light industrial products, electrical and
based in the East rather, a registered capital ofmechanical processing area of electronic products,
100 million yuan.wood processing Area. The park is situated
    Among them, the construction funds comelocation, the Russian Primorye Vladivostok,
mainly from four aspects, first, Park self-financingKhabarovsk and Moscow city leading to places like
200 million yuan; second, 300 million yuan fromroads, railways must pass through from the
the bank loan; Third, support for state and localPrimorye's largest commodity distribution center
government 200 million yuan; Fourth, businessand transport hub The Ussuriysk city 15
investment of 1.3 billion into the area element.kilometers. The park is positioned to export light
Since the second half of 2006, the zone an areaindustrial products, home appliances and agricultural
of 54 hectares start, settled in the main businessproducts, mainly imported Russian wood. Market
enterprise and Wood including footwear business.and marketing for the sale and leasing of
The current operation of the production well,property rights mainly.
completed a total of 665 million yuan investment.    Currently, the area outside the office space
  The park is mainly from the shoe factory inand office equipment, joint ventures, registration,
Fujian, Wenzhou and footwear manufacturingland planning, land lease and other work has been
enterprise. Production model is taken to becompleted. Park by the park management
delivered to the domestic footwearcommittee to help set up Suifenhe City,
semi-assembled processing in the park, and thenGuangdong Hydropower II Management Council in
sold to the Russian Far East and Moscow, shoe,the Russian zone of work. Last year due to
etc. markets. The furniture factory and woodfinancial crisis, park construction and enterprise to
processing plants is to Russia's rich forestcome are affected to some extent, the current
resources after processing, the products soldfinancial crisis with the decline, many companies
locally or exported to Japan, Korea, Europe andsettled in the park again on the agenda.
the United States and other countries and regions.    Looking back on 2003, in preparation
    It is said that the company settled in theoutside the park at the beginning, I believe that
park include the glory of the Group, Wenzhou,many of the industry did not expect this year's
Comfort Shoes, giant high shoes, shoes, etc.foreign trade in the city outside the park to play
Tianhong famous shoe company, in addition to thesuch an important role. Before the so-called Once
development of the footwear industry, theseUpon a Chuijin see gold, or perhaps because of a
companies also separately with the Parkfinancial crisis last year, the park outside the pulling
Management Investment agreements signed ineffect is so prominent. Can imagine, with the
the zone, to be involved in parks and othergrowing size of the park outside, function
projects. In addition, many of Guangdong, Fujiancontinuously improved, growing enterprises settled
and other famous enterprises have settledin the future, their role will be more and more
intention, some companies also signed a letter ofdriving.
intent zone.