(The New Year is coming to the grassroots level) The New Year is approaching, and global orders are pouring in. Shandong’s foreign trade bursts into a “vitality curve”

　　China News Service, Jinan, February 2 (Lv Yan) "We have recently received an annual order of 600,000 units from Malaysia, requiring intensive shipment before the Spring Festival. Workers are working intensively to process." In a factory located in Yicheng District, Zaozhuang City In the production workshop of Shandong Jilu Museum Co., Ltd., the sound of the sharp boards hitting the workbench was extremely loud, and the workers' movements in unison played a beautiful "work song."

　　"We have innovated the 'Business Manager' enterprise grid service management model, established 26 'all-round' 'Business Manager' teams, and promoted corporate-friendly policies more than 260 times, effectively enhancing the 'soft power' of the business environment." Fu Xiaojuan, Secretary of the Party Committee of Yinping Town, Yicheng District, Zaozhuang, said that the town provides opportunities for enterprises to develop foreign trade, increase foreign trade orders, and expand product sales by handling customs, port and other procedures for enterprises, and assisting in applying to participate in the "Canton Fair" and other exchange platforms. In the year, the town achieved a total foreign trade import and export volume of 290 million yuan (RMB, the same below), developing corporate foreign trade and promoting sustained and stable economic development.

In Yinping Town, Yicheng District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, craftsmen are making brushes by hand. Photo by Sun Hui

　　As the Spring Festival approaches, Shandong's foreign trade has exploded into a "vitality curve", and the province's foreign trade economy has shown a booming scene. Many companies in Heze's Luxi New District have pressed the "accelerator button" to rush production and rush orders, striving for a "good start". Haoda Industrial Co., Ltd., located in this district, mainly produces a series of oral cleaning products, and has become the largest manufacturer specializing in the production of dental floss and toothpicks in China and even Asia. All products are exported to supermarkets and stores in Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions, with operating income reaching 100 million yuan in 2023.

　　Zhou Haiming, factory director of Haoda Industrial Co., Ltd., said in an interview that in 2024, the company will continue to focus on the introduction of high-end talents, automated production, efficient operations, and reduction of production costs, maintain stable orders in the fierce market competition, and continue to contribute to the development of Luxi New Area Corporate power. As the Spring Festival approaches, the company is accelerating the pace of exploring diversified markets, deploying new business formats, and developing new products while taking stock of its harvest and experience, so as to prepare for better development in 2024.

Workers on different assembly lines perform their duties to make clothes. Photographed by Tian Ben

　　Walking into the production workshop of Wanli Knitting Co., Ltd. in Dingtao District, which is also located in Heze City, rows of sewing machines are making an orderly "click-click" sound. Workers step on the pedals to thread, thread needles, sew, and cut in one go. , a half-finished product of a women's top was completed in an instant. "Our company mainly produces knitted garments, and the products are sold to European and American countries and regions such as Spain and the United States. Orders for the first quarter of 2024 are already fully booked, reaching 1.35 million pieces." Production manager Xu Baoshuang told reporters.

　　In the packaging workshop, workers iron and stack the processed semi-finished products. After packaging is completed, they are immediately transported to the ready-to-go logistics vehicle and then sent overseas. "When we are busy, we can get a monthly salary of more than 10,000 yuan, and in normal times, we can also get 5,000 or 6,000 yuan. It is very convenient to work from home. I hope that our company will have more and more orders in the future." Wanli Huang Kuixiang, a worker at the Knitting Co., Ltd. said.

　　"It is expected that the foreign trade amount this month will increase by more than 5% year-on-year. According to the current development process, the annual trade amount is expected to hit a record high." Wang Zhiyong, a staff member of the Linqing Bearing Association in Shandong Province, told reporters that at the beginning of the new year, the local bearing industry's overseas trade will continue The end of the year is booming, and various bearing models are ushering in a new wave of orders.

　　According to professional bearing market operating companies, at the beginning of 2024, the demand for bearings in Pakistan, India, Russia and other countries and regions will continue to be high. Exports through professional foreign trade companies in Qingdao, Tianjin and other regions have seen a steady increase in hub bearings, electromechanical bearings, Wind power bearings and thin-walled bearings are welcomed by many foreign companies, showing a good trend of specialized, targeted and high-quality orders.

　　"Shandong Linqing will continue to make efforts in the field of foreign trade, build internal strength, strengthen strength, focus on production, and accelerate the pace of 'going out'." said Zhang Shaoshan, deputy director of Linqing Commerce Bureau.

The picture shows the scene of the Anqiu Food Special Promotion Conference of "Good Products Shandong·Lumao Global" 2024 Weifang International Precision Procurement Festival. Photo courtesy of Anqiu Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department

　　Recently, a truck loaded with ginger departed from Anqiu City, Weifang, and was bound for Pakistan. "We have signed a long-term cooperation with our customers and will send a container of ginger to Pakistan every week from now on." Zhu Zhensheng, the person in charge of Anqiu Parkson Food, told reporters that the cooperation was achieved due to the "Good Products Shandong Lumao Global" 2024 Weifang The International Precision Procurement Festival Anqiu Food Special Promotion Conference brought together more than 50 buyers from 13 countries and regions around the world. This interesting "annual gathering" displayed more than 180 kinds of authentic "Anqiu food" in 40 categories. "Qiuwei" products.

　　At the procurement meeting, Mohammed Sohabi Azim from Saudi Arabia reached a cooperation with Anqiu Food Enterprise. "The variety of agricultural products in Anqiu is beyond my expectation." Mohammed said that more food and agricultural products from Weifang will be introduced to Saudi Arabia in the future.

　　"This event is a bold innovation and exploration of 'Weifang's new foreign trade model', 'new path for supply and procurement docking', and 'new digital trade scenario', providing useful information for achieving win-win cooperation in a wider field, at a deeper level, and at a higher level." for reference." said Fan Changqing, a third-level researcher at the Weifang Municipal Bureau of Commerce.

　　In recent years, focusing on key areas such as leading enterprises, advanced manufacturing, "specialized and innovative", small, medium and micro enterprises, and new foreign trade formats, ICBC Shandong Branch has intensified its efforts to stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment, giving full play to its global service advantages and focusing on key areas. In order to meet the financial needs of foreign trade and foreign-invested enterprises and their upstream and downstream enterprises, we strive to solve the "urgent, difficult and anxious" problems of foreign trade and foreign-invested enterprises, and do a good job in overall credit extension in the field of foreign trade. In 2023, we will support foreign-invested and foreign trade customers in financing 126 billion yuan, leading the industry.

　　While providing financing support to foreign trade customers in Shandong, ICBC Shandong Branch also provides a full range of financial services in cross-border financing, cross-border RMB, facilitation, single window, exchange rate risk neutrality, etc., and continues to provide Shandong Province with We provide comprehensive financial services for domestic and high-quality foreign-related projects, including consulting and research, overseas project loans, international syndicates, etc. In recent years, we have successfully implemented a group’s US$1.5 billion Sahiwal coal-fired power station project in Pakistan, a group’s US$400 million Datong project in Bangladesh, etc. Card Elevated Expressway Project; at the same time, cross-border financing projects in reserve exceed 3 billion US dollars. (over)