Kaiyang ceremony sees 16 projects break ground

A groundbreaking ceremony for Kaiyang county's 16 projects is held on July 18. [Photo/gywb.cn]

Groundbreaking ceremonies for a total of 16 projects in Kaiyang county – administered by Guiyang, capital city of Southwest China's Guizhou province – took place on July 18, according to local officials.

The projects cover a variety of fields such as industry, agriculture, urban construction, forestry and health, and the total investment was 2.83 billion yuan ($404.3 million).

Among them are 10 industrial projects with a total investment of 1.02 billion yuan; two agricultural projects with an investment of 850 million yuan; two urban construction projects with an investment of 280 million yuan; one forestry project with an investment of 206 million yuan; and one health project costing 472 million yuan.

Engineering vehicles await the start of construction for Kaiyang's new hydrogen peroxide plant. [Photo/gywb.cn]

Officials said that the construction of the projects will further boost the industrial structure of Kaiyang county, lay a solid foundation for its development, improve people's lives and effectively advance the county's poverty alleviation and its economic and social transformation.

One highlight of the raft of initiative is a hydrogen peroxide plant, officials said. 

Funded by Guizhou Saibang Technology Development Co with an investment of 220 million yuan, the plant is scheduled to be completed in one year and it will produce 100,000 metric tons of hydrogen peroxide annually, employing more than 100 people.

The plant's annual output will be worth about 300 million yuan and it will pay taxes of 50 million yuan per year.

Kaiyang officials inspect the project construction site. [Photo/gywb.cn]