Developing an Eco-Industrial Park in China: How can sustainable industrial zones be created in China’s booming economy?

Eco-Industrial Parks

Client

German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)

2013

Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone, Sichuan Province, China
Development zone focused on automobiles and machinery
Significant environmental and economic stakes
Strengthen the capacity of the zone’s management groups in the area of industrial symbioses and the effectiveness and efficiency of resources
Implement a collaborative dynamic among businesses to identify projects with considerable added value
Position the park’s administration as the main player for responding to manufacturers’ needs

Method:

Trained and provided strategic support for the zone’s management group and participating manufacturers (more than 30)
– Manage waste and the flow of materials and energy
– Implement processes to reuse waste and share activities
– Plan economic activities
– Techniques for leading and organizing events
– Project set-up and management
Organized a launch conference and several participatory workshops that brought together businesses in the park with the goal to identify their needs and commercial opportunities
Identified industrial symbioses, conducted feasibility studies, and provided implementation support for manufacturers

Implemented industrial symbioses for metals and wood
Identified opportunities for symbioses for chemical products, energy, and shared services
Management is now capable of proposing services to companies over the long-term to identify innovative and profitable business opportunities