In 2026, 30 industrial equipment renewal projects in Xingtai City secured 165 million yuan in national support funds, ranking first in the province for the second consecutive year in the number of equipment renewal national bond projects approved. Leveraging policy funding, financial empowerment, and industrial credit support, Xingtai has stimulated new momentum for industrial development through large-scale equipment renewal, effectively enhancing the "green content" of its industries. Focusing on the national "two major" and "two new" policy directions, Xingtai will intensify efforts to organize and implement key projects, innovate factor matching models, strengthen direct and rapid access to enterprise-benefiting policies, and support industrial enterprises in implementing equipment renewal with greater intensity, guiding the manufacturing sector toward intelligent, green, and integrated transformation.

Funding Infusion Turns Policy Dividends into Tangible Gains

At the production workshop of Hebei Tongda Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. in Renzeg District, AI-enabled cladding equipment operates at high speed, steadily producing rolls of precision palladium-copper bonding wire. Through AI-driven equipment upgrades, the enterprise has achieved real-time monitoring of production process parameters, boosting product yield by 40%.

Accelerated equipment renewal requires funding assurance first. This year, the city has 30 industrial equipment renewal projects (including 5 continued projects) receiving 165 million yuan in national support, leading the province in both project count and funding amount; additionally, 9 projects were included in the national recommended list for equipment renewal and technological transformation relending. Precision allocation is key to turning policy dividends into tangible gains. The People's Bank of China Xingtang Branch has driven financial institutions to achieve full coverage of visits and matching for equipment renewal projects, innovatively establishing a "reverse" recommendation mechanism—where financial institutions proactively recommend projects meeting policy support conditions to industry and information technology departments, ensuring credit resources precisely match corporate needs. Concurrently, the branch guides financial institutions to open "green channels" for credit approval, improving supporting mechanisms such as performance appraisals, internal fund transfer pricing, and due diligence exemptions, significantly enhancing loan review and disbursement efficiency.

Shahe Safety Industrial Co., Ltd. is one of the beneficiaries. Huaxia Bank Xingtang Branch adopted a model of "specialized team + on-site operations + parallel workflows," efficiently facilitating a 146 million yuan equipment renewal loan for Safety Industrial, supporting the enterprise in phasing out one old production line and building a new intelligent, green production line. Across the city, more enterprises are accelerating their technological transformation steps, with equipment upgrades speeding up, capacity quality improving, and energy consumption continuously declining—the manufacturing sector's "green content" and "innovation content" are rising in tandem. According to Liu Shifeng, head of the Planning Division at the Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, the bureau has this year intensified policy publicity, providing in-depth interpretation of policy content, application conditions, and processes, leveraging service actions like "Together Benefiting Enterprises" and "Hundreds of Markets, Thousands of Homes," and utilizing channels such as WeChat public accounts and policy briefing sheets to systematically organize industrial support policies at all levels, conducting tiered and classified precise presentations and application guidance, bridging the "last mile" of policy implementation, and ensuring that enterprise-benefiting policies truly enter enterprises and take root.

Equipment Upgrades Revitalize Old Production Lines with "New Capacity"

At the production workshop of Hebei Dejin Glass Co., Ltd. in Shahe City, the newly upgraded 6# 800t/d high-quality ultra-clear float line operates steadily, with intelligent control systems, online inspection equipment, energy-saving kilns, and automated palletizing equipment now in use. Through a technological transformation model of zero new capacity and zero new land use, the enterprise has reduced comprehensive energy consumption per ton of glass by nearly 10%, successfully upgrading products from ordinary architectural glass to high-end specialty glass featuring ultra-clear, ultra-thick, and high-transparency properties.

Relying on large-scale equipment renewal, the Shahe glass industry has completed a holistic transformation. Production lines at Jinhongyang, Zhengda, Changcheng, and other enterprises have successively completed intelligent and green upgrades; Xinli Automotive Specialty Float Line and Changcheng High-end Building Materials Glass Line have been smoothly put into operation, effectively reversing the outdated model of "selling raw sheets at low prices," with high-end automotive glass, electronic glass, and photovoltaic glass becoming new industry calling cards. Equipment renewal not only elevates product quality but also significantly reduces costs. Hebei Jinbaoshi Group in Baixiang County has introduced a top-tier domestic intelligent paper machine production line, raising annual production capacity of new packaging and decoration materials from 300,000 tons to 800,000 tons while reducing production costs by 30%. The line achieves fully intelligent adjustment of tension, steam, and moisture content, with interconnected warehousing and scheduling systems, completely eliminating extensive production practices and creating a modern new materials production line that is continuous, low-energy, and customizable, successfully selected as a Hebei Province industrial green and low-carbon typical case.

The Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, focusing on the industrial equipment renewal project reserve database, coordinates the promotion of advanced equipment renewal, digital transformation, and green equipment adoption. This year, 264 projects in Xingtai were included in the provincial key industrial technological transformation list, with total investment of 72.5 billion yuan, including 13 key projects with investments exceeding 1 billion yuan, totaling approximately 35 billion yuan. The city has accumulated a survey of 580 industrial technological transformation projects with equipment investment around 46 billion yuan, fully advancing the digital transformation coverage of industrial enterprises above designated size. Equipment renewal is the foundation, and intelligent transformation is key. Since the beginning of this year, Xingtai has deeply implemented the "AI + Manufacturing" action, empowering industrial cluster upgrades through intelligent transformation and digitalization, accelerating the construction of smart factories. To date, the city has cultivated 137 provincial-level advanced smart factories, 57 basic-level ones, and 1 excellence-level one, with 91 new provincial-level advanced smart factories added in 2026, ranking first in the province. Equipment iteration is driving industrial structure optimization, steering Xingtai manufacturing toward customization and high-end development.

Green Development Drives Low-Carbon, Efficient Transformation in Manufacturing

Recently, at the production workshop of Hebei Xinli Glass Co., Ltd. in Shahe Economic Development Zone, the upgraded automotive glass production line operates smoothly. "This line is equipped with comprehensive auxiliary facilities such as flue gas desulfurization, denitrification, and dust removal environmental protection systems. On top of ultra-low emissions, it can reduce carbon emissions by about 15% annually, achieving higher environmental standards," said company head Ding Hao. Through continuous technological transformation and equipment renewal, the enterprise has completely shed development constraints, achieving low-carbon and efficient transformation.

In September this year, the Provincial Industry and Information Technology Department publicized the "2026 Hebei Province Provincial-Level Green Manufacturing List," with 54 enterprises in Xingtai recognized as provincial-level green factories, ranking first in the province. This year, the city added 29 national-level green factories, 3 national-level green parks, 54 provincial-level green factories, and 8 green supply chain management enterprises; 20 enterprises were included in the first batch of provincial zero-carbon factory cultivation and construction lists, 5 parks were selected as provincial zero-carbon park pilots, and 77 enterprises were included in the 2026 provincial energy-saving and carbon-reduction diagnosis plan. The Nanhe pet food industry has carved a distinctive green development path. Huaxing Pet Food Co., Ltd. has prioritized green energy conservation since its inception, with workshops using fully automatic extrusion, coating, and packaging lines paired with intelligent mechanical arm operations, running entirely on electric equipment with no exhaust or noise pollution. The enterprise has introduced international high-end production equipment, supplemented by waste heat recovery, photovoltaic power generation, and waste gas treatment systems, achieving an 80% land-saving rate and striving to build a zero-carbon factory. "Pet food manufacturing may appear traditional, but there is ample room for green upgrades. Equipment renewal makes production more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, and products more compliant with green procurement standards in the market," said General Manager Ji Shaobo.

"Equipment renewal must account not only for economic benefits but also for energy consumption, carbon emissions, and ecological impact," explained Hou Weiwei, Deputy Section Chief of the Science, Technology, and Energy Comprehensive Utilization Division at the Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau. In recent years, Xingtai has continuously deepened the construction of the green manufacturing system, launching special actions like "Green Services Entering Enterprises" to customize energy-saving and carbon-reduction plans for 200 key industrial enterprises, implementing enterprise-benefiting policies such as green enterprise rewards and solid waste utilization tax rebates, ensuring that the green transition is both effective and sustained.