On the afternoon of March 24th, Carlo Botani, Governor of Mantua, Italy, led an economic and trade inspection team to visit Haizhou District for inspection and exchange. Li Feng, Secretary of the Haizhou District Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Lianyungang High tech Zone, held an exchange and discussion with the Mantua Province inspection team on further promoting exchanges and cooperation between the two regions. Representatives of overseas Chinese, including Fabio Wen Shirui, Secretary General of the Mantua Provincial Government, Stephen Menegaili, Minister of External Relations and Mayor of Quidizzolo, Simon Serene, President of ITALPIZZA Group, and Ye Xulang, Chairman of Italy's European Trend International Group, as well as Jiang Xingzhou, Director of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Hui Qian, Director of the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, Deputy Secretary and District Chief of Haizhou District Committee, and Zhu Weizhe, Director of Lianyungang High tech Zone Management Committee, attended the event. District leaders Song Zhiwen and Qi Huabing also participated in the event.

Li Feng welcomed the visit of the Mantua Province inspection team and briefly introduced the development of Haizhou District and High tech Zone. Li Feng stated that Haizhou District is the main urban area of Lianyungang City and also the core area of the city's innovative development. Haizhou always adheres to the development concept of open cooperation and innovation driven, and strives to build an industrial highland, innovation fertile ground, and open window. Mantua Province is an important province in northern Italy and a crucial hub for economy, culture, and transportation. Today, the arrival of the inspection team from Mantua Province, Italy will inject new vitality into the in-depth development of both sides and open a new chapter of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.

Carlo Botani, Governor of Mantua, Italy, highly appreciates the achievements of industrial development in the Haizhou district. He stated that Haizhou District has close ties with Mantua Province and has established a friendly cooperative relationship. We hope that the cooperation between the two sides will continue to deepen in the fields of economy and trade, high-end manufacturing, culture, etc., and jointly promote the showcase of Haizhou District on more international stages.

At the event, Mantua Province in Italy signed a memorandum of economic and trade cooperation with Lianyungang High tech Zone and carried out signing activities.

Lianyungang ITALPIZZA Pizza Industry Creative Center Project

ITALPIZZA Group is headquartered in Modena, central Italy. After 30 years of development, it has become a leading enterprise in the high-quality frozen pizza industry in Italy. It will work together with Ouchao International Group to build the Lianyungang ITALPIZZA Pizza Industry Creative Center. The center plans to build a comprehensive creative park integrating raw material research and development, intelligent production, cultural experience, talent cultivation, and industry incubation, with the pizza industry chain as the core, and to create a benchmark demonstration base for China's pizza industry.

China Europe Fashion Commodity City Project

Italy's Ouchao International Group will join hands with Haizhou District (High tech Zone) in Lianyungang to build the China Europe Commodity City project. With the "one core and two wings" three-dimensional layout of European fashion experience as the core, we will link the digital trade innovation wing and low-carbon logistics smart wing to build a comprehensive China Europe business ecosystem. After the completion of the project, it is expected that the annual trade volume will exceed 1 billion yuan, attracting more than 50 European brands to settle in their first stores, driving cross-border employment of over 500 people, and helping Lianyungang City improve its international industrial support and open economy level.

China Europe New Energy Vehicle Parts Technology Port Project

Italy's Ouchao International Group will build a China Europe new energy spare parts technology port in Haizhou District (High tech Zone) of Lianyungang, constructing a full chain spare parts research and production base covering "core three electricity systems, intelligent driving modules, and lightweight materials", and creating a "lighthouse factory" for the new energy auto parts industry in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta. The long-term goal of the project is to produce over 100000 sets of high-end new energy spare parts annually after reaching production capacity, attracting 2-3 European "hidden champions" to establish research and development centers, with an annual output value exceeding 1 billion yuan, and driving over 100 local supply chain upgrading enterprises.

On that day, Carlo Botani, the governor of Mantua, Italy, and his delegation also visited and inspected the Sunrise East, Zhengda Tianqing, and Sino-Europe Sci&Tech Industrial Park.

Introduction to Mantua Province, Italy

Mantua Province is located in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, with its capital city of Mantua. Its historical center is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The province relies on agriculture, manufacturing, and cultural tourism as its economic pillars, and is an important grain producing area and industrial base in Italy. As an economically active region in northern Italy, Mantua Province may become a regional benchmark for Sino Italian economic and trade cooperation under the framework of the China Europe Comprehensive Investment Agreement (CAI).

Source: Today's Haizhou