Host Xu Xiaoyan on camera: [Dear viewers, I am currently at the sweet sorghum stalk ethanol production workshop of the Dongtai branch of Jilin Fuel Ethanol Co., Ltd. Here we can see that modern controllable fermentation and distillation equipment have replaced the traditional tools such as fermentation tanks, fermentation vats, and stills used in ethanol production. This has not only increased the output of ethanol but also reduced losses, achieving scale, mechanization, and automation in ethanol production.] After more than three months of construction, China's first modernized sweet sorghum stalk ethanol production facility was officially put into operation in Dongtai recently. It can produce 3,000 tons of sweet sorghum stalk ethanol annually, with notable features such as no occupation of arable land, no consumption of grain, and no destruction of the ecological environment. The project not only fully digests sweet sorghum stalks for ethanol production but also comprehensively utilizes other waste materials, truly turning waste into treasure.
同期声，Jilin Fuel Ethanol Co., Ltd. Dongtai Branch General Manager Liu Yi: [(We) are implementing a demonstration project of 'non-grain to fuel' ethanol, aiming to improve the industrial level of ethanol production using sweet sorghum stalks as raw material, increase mechanization and automation, and improve yield, making beneficial explorations for China's 'non-grain to fuel' industry.]
The successful commissioning of the sweet sorghum stalk ethanol project is another vivid example of Dongtai City's commitment to scientific development, promoting technological innovation, and following the path of new industrialization. In the past five years, Dongtai City has actively integrated into the Yangtze River Delta regional integration process, proactively responding to the provincial coastal development strategy, focusing on creating a regional policy advantage and industrial cluster platform. A large number of projects with high technology content, high added value, high return rate, low pollution, low energy consumption, and broad market prospects, such as Guohua Wind Power, Chunyan Plastics, and Desay Fibers, have successively started construction and reached production efficiency targets, ushering in a new era for Dongtai's industrial economy. While external projects have rapidly risen, local Dongtai enterprises have implemented technical renovations to expand capacity, improve quality, and increase efficiency. Polyester fibers have achieved a leap from quantitative change to qualitative change. Nearly ten companies have entered the top 50 industrial enterprises in Yancheng city, with three companies ranking in the top ten. Among them, Ma Zuoli Dongtai Textile Machinery accounts for one-third of the national cotton spinning fine yarn machine market, Jiangsu Leida Cement ranks sixth in the same industry nationwide, and Fengfeng Tungsten Molybdenum Products account for 70% of the national share, becoming true industry giants. From labor-intensive to technology-intensive, from extensive to intensive, the transformation of economic growth models has laid a solid foundation for Dongtai's leapfrog development. In 2007, Dongtai's fiscal revenue broke through the 2 billion yuan mark for the first time, reaching 2.2 billion yuan, which is three times what it was five years ago.
同期声，Dongtai Municipal Economic and Trade Commission Director Rong Lixin: [Currently, the proportions of Dongtai's primary, secondary, and tertiary industries are 22.6:45.2:32.2 respectively, further highlighting the dominant position of industry. Dongtai has become an increasingly important manufacturing processing and supporting base and emerging industry base in the Yangtze River Delta region.]