"In 2023, the number of printing enterprises in Dongguan will be 3,408, with an industrial output value of 74.286 billion yuan, ranking first among prefecture-level cities in the country, with foreign trade exports of 13 billion yuan, accounting for one third of the province, and R&D investment leading the province..." On January 9, the 2023 Annual meeting of Dongguan Publishing and Printing Industry Association was held in Houjie. The meeting proposed that Dongguan printing industry will anchor the goal of industrial construction of Dongguan cultural strong city, sprint to the goal of 100 billion level, and accelerate the creation of "printed in Dongguan, Dongguan Printing global" characteristic industrial brand.
The Southern financial media reporter learned that the strength of Dongguan's printing industry toward a hundred billion industry lies in the fact that the industrial scale is ranked first in the country, the export trade is the first in the province, the number of leading enterprises in the province, and the innovation and development lead the country, and it has four major advantages in the industrial system, technical equipment, platform support, and development environment.
In terms of industrial system advantages, Dongguan's manufacturing industry is developed, with 34 of 41 categories (categories) of modern industry, involving more than 60,000 kinds of industrial products, providing ample source of water for expanding the scale of the printing industry and improving the printing industry system. At the same time, the industrial support is perfect, Dongguan provides a number of high-quality ink, paper, solvent, knife mold and other suppliers for the printing industry, effectively strengthening the Dongguan printing industry chain.
In terms of technical equipment advantages, Dongguan is one of the regions with the highest installed capacity of the latest printing equipment in the world. Among the 11 industry standards issued by the National Press and Publication Administration in 2021, Dongguan Printing has participated in the formulation of all standards on behalf of enterprises, and has a leading technological advantage. In terms of management, the construction of the certification system of Dongguan printing enterprises has been continuously improved, and the proportion of enterprises obtaining ISO and other single system certification is 100%; More than 70% of more than 4 international certification systems.
In terms of platform support, since its establishment in 2007, the China (Guangdong) International Printing Technology Exhibition has been held in Dongguan for five consecutive sessions, and has grown into a large-scale, high-quality service and far-reaching international event in the global printing industry. Since its establishment in 2007, Dongguan Publishing and Printing Association has attracted more than 2,000 members and is the largest social organization in Dongguan. In addition, Dongguan has also set up a national paper Products Center in the Dongguan Quality Inspection Center, which is the first national laboratory in the industry with mutual recognition qualifications from multiple countries.
In terms of the development environment, the Dongguan Municipal Party Committee and the municipal government have successively issued a number of support policies, including the "doubling plan", which greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of printing enterprises to transform and upgrade. In terms of location environment, in recent years, the number of printing enterprises in Dongguan to undertake extensive and deep relocation has increased significantly, and the industrial agglomeration effect has continued to enlarge. In terms of business environment, since the reform of the commercial registration system in 2013, the approval procedures have been simplified, access conditions have been reduced, and approval materials have been reduced, and the threshold for the establishment of printing enterprises has been further lowered, effectively activating business entities.
Data show that in 2023, the number of printing enterprises in Dongguan reached 3408, and the total industrial output value of paper and paper products industry and packaging and printing industry reached 74.286 billion yuan.
At present, Dongguan printing has established a complete range of categories, advanced technology, excellent equipment, management standards, with strong competitiveness of the industrial pattern, become an important printing industry base in Guangdong Province and even the country.
In 2023, the "Implementation Plan for the High-quality Development of Dongguan Cultural Tourism and Sports Industry" issued by Dongguan further clarified that relying on the strong strength and comparative advantages of Dongguan printing industry, seize the development trend of green, digital, intelligent and integrated, promote the printing industry to increase independent research and development investment, improve the scientific and technological content of products, and make the printing industry bigger and stronger.
From traditional manufacturing to the road of green and intelligent development, from printing and copying to cultural creativity, from the printing and packaging of manufacturing products to the emerging field of express e-commerce, Dongguan printing enterprises should change with The Times and attack in many places. When the industry ushered in changes, they stepped out of an innovation-driven growth road to the future. Guided by the four modernizations of "green, digital, intelligent and integrated", we will create a new format for the printing industry.
Yin Zhiqi, president of the Dongguan Publishing and Printing Industry Association, said that at present, the Dongguan Municipal Party Committee and the municipal government will incorporate the packaging and printing industry into the overall strategy of the city's "International manufacturing city" and plan, and introduce support policies including financial leasing discount interest, green certification awards, technical transformation subsidies, etc., and the Municipal Publicity Department also aims at the pain points and difficulties of the industry to promote the high-quality development of the industry.
Yin Zhiqi said that rooted in the deep soil of Dongguan manufacturing industry, relying on a complete industrial chain and multiple advantages, the future of Dongguan printing industry will have a broader space for development, will continue to polish the "printed in Dongguan, Dongguan Printing global" characteristic industrial brand, to help Dongguan "cultural strong city" construction.