Hebei's Machine-Building Industry

The machine-building industry is oneof the pillar industries in HebeiProvince. The industry boasts 4,000enterprises, more than 700,000employeesand RMB15 billion of fixed assets. Itproduces electrical appliances, heavymining machinery, petrochemical andgeneral machinery, farming machinery,engineering machinery, automobiles andparts, instruments and meters, generalelement parts, machine tools, foodprocessing and packing machinery in 10categories and over 7,000 varieties. Itcreated RMB30 billion of industrial outputvalue and US＄230 million of exportincome last year