Recently, Weifang Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology released the list of municipal level green manufacturing for 2026, and 12 enterprises including Chunguan Food and Guanghua Aluminum from Linqu County were successfully selected as municipal level green factories. The selection of these enterprises is not only a concentrated demonstration of the green development achievements of industrial enterprises in Linqu County, but also marks a new breakthrough in promoting industrial green and low-carbon transformation and improving the green manufacturing system in Linqu County.
In recent years, Linqu has steadfastly implemented the strategy of building an industrial strong county, anchored on ecological priority and green development orientation, and taken green transformation as the core lever for high-quality industrial development, promoting the iterative upgrading of industrial industries from high energy consumption and high emissions to low energy consumption and high added value. From the spontaneous innovation of a single enterprise, to the collaborative efforts of government and enterprises to tackle challenges, and then to the overall system layout of the county, Linqu has gradually explored a new path of green development that includes technological upgrading, energy conservation and carbon reduction, and the integration of data and intelligence. The "green content" and "gold content" of industrial development have risen synchronously.
Renewal: From "Passive Pollution Control" to "Active Green Creation"
The transformation and upgrading of traditional industries require enterprises as the main body and ideas as the guide. Nowadays, in Linqu, more and more enterprises are abandoning the old thinking of "pollution first, treatment later" and actively integrating green and low-carbon concepts throughout the entire production chain, empowering them with technological transformation to achieve a complete transformation.
Entering the production plant of Weifang Guanghua Aluminum Co., Ltd., the intelligent production lines are neatly arranged, and the extrusion and spraying processes operate efficiently. The plant is clean and standardized, and a new look of modern green factory is coming towards us. It is hard to imagine that this modern enterprise, as a traditional aluminum processing enterprise that has been deeply involved in the field of building profiles for many years, was once constrained by bottlenecks such as outdated technology, high energy consumption, and low product added value.
Development breakthrough begins with conceptual innovation. Green transformation is not a multiple-choice question, but a must answer question, and it is also a survival question for the long-term development of enterprises, "said Duan Huiqiang, Chairman of Weifang Guanghua Aluminum Co., Ltd. The extensive production mode is no longer suitable for the requirements of industrial development in the new era. Only by integrating the concept of green and low-carbon throughout the entire production, processing, and output chain can enterprises achieve stable and long-term development.
At present, the efficiency of waste gas treatment for enterprise products has stabilized at over 95%, and the entrusted reuse rate of industrial solid waste such as aluminum shavings and pressure residue has reached 100%, "Duan Huiqiang introduced. Currently, the improvement of ecological benefits has effectively promoted the upgrading of industrial levels, and the proportion of high-end industrial profile products in enterprises has exceeded 50%, achieving coordinated development of carbon reduction, quality improvement, and income increase.
The green transformation of enterprises reflects the determination of a county-level city to transform. Nowadays, more and more enterprises in Linqu are integrating green and low-carbon concepts into the entire production chain. Looking at the whole county, Huajian Aluminum Industry has upgraded its waste gas treatment technology, reducing more than 130 tons of volatile organic compounds annually and achieving a recycling rate of over 95% for waste aluminum materials, building a full cycle green circulation system; Weifang Yili Dairy has laid out zero carbon sewage treatment, reclaimed water reuse, and distributed photovoltaics to achieve the recycling of water resources and packaging waste, and has been rated as a typical example of pollution reduction and carbon reduction; Chunguan Food synchronously upgrades energy-saving production and sewage treatment facilities, improves closed-loop disposal of breeding and processing waste, and takes a stable path towards ecological breeding and green processing transformation... Linqu adheres to benchmark guidance, classification promotion, and full coverage as the starting point, guiding enterprises in various industries to benchmark green factory standards, and promoting the extension of green transformation from single point breakthrough to multi-point flowering.
Transformation: from 'enterprise transformation' to 'transformation with enterprise'
The transformation of a company relies on vision and investment; The transformation of an industry relies on services and support. In Linqu, green transformation is not a "solo operation" of enterprises, but a "collaborative effort" of government and enterprises.
Since the beginning of this year, Linqu County has carried out in-depth research and visits to industrial enterprises, covering all industrial enterprises above designated size and key industrial enterprises below designated size with a revenue of over 10 million yuan, comprehensively understanding the production and operation situation of enterprises, and synchronously promoting problem solving and implementing preferential policies for enterprises. Regularly carry out activities such as "I Find Orders for Enterprises" and "I Help Enterprises Organize Home Games", and organize enterprises to participate in supply and demand matching meetings and special training.
Each town (street, park, district) focuses on the industrial foundation and makes precise efforts. As the core cluster area of aluminum processing industry, Dongcheng Street has established a "one enterprise, one file" problem ledger for enterprises, and implemented inventory management and cancellation promotion for energy consumption, environmental protection, technological transformation and other difficulties. Since 2026, more than 40 assistance activities have been carried out to address over 50 demands for energy conservation, carbon reduction, and technological transformation, effectively promoting the overall green upgrading of the aluminum industry. With the support of policy services, Juli Aluminum has broken through technological bottlenecks and developed aluminum guide rollers to replace traditional steel products, becoming the first enterprise in Jiangbei to achieve mass production; Guoyi Aluminum deeply cultivates green and low-carbon building profiles, and its energy-saving aluminum doors, windows, and deep processed products are exported to more than ten countries and regions such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Korea.
At the same time, various characteristic track enterprises in Linqu are competing to break through. Chengguan Street focuses on the energy conservation and environmental protection industry, guiding enterprises to focus on the field of solid waste resource recycling. Shandong Mingtong Environmental Technology has independently developed waterfall type rotary kiln new material equipment, which can efficiently dispose of difficult to treat industrial solid waste such as red mud and oil sand, convert industrial waste into green building materials, and reduce energy consumption by half and increase production capacity by twice compared to the domestic average level under the same production capacity. The core technology has been selected for the key promotion catalog of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, with an annual increase in revenue of 100 million yuan, achieving a win-win situation in ecological, economic, and social benefits.
From precise service delivery to precise problem-solving, from supporting individual enterprises to strengthening the entire industrial chain, Linqu has taken powerful measures such as government enterprise cooperation and top-down linkage to break through the bottlenecks and difficulties of enterprise green transformation, create a good atmosphere of active transformation and competitive upgrading, and build solid support for the county's industrial green iteration, quality improvement and efficiency enhancement.
Upgrade: From "scattered pilot" to "system promotion"
From the breakthrough of enterprise pilot projects, to the overall promotion of towns and streets, and then to the implementation of the county wide system layout, Linqu's industrial green transformation has bid farewell to "scattered attempts" and formed a new development pattern of overall coordination and systematic promotion, achieving a fundamental transformation from "passive rectification" to "active strategy".
Since the beginning of this year, Linqu has focused on the development positioning of "industrial strong county, industrial revitalization county", deeply implemented the "1236" main enterprise cultivation project, focused on the three key points of technological transformation, intelligent empowerment, and green low-carbon, and promoted industrial quality improvement, efficiency enhancement, transformation and upgrading.
To solve the problem of green transformation for small and medium-sized enterprises, Linqu has included potential "seed" enterprises in the high-quality small and medium-sized enterprise cultivation database. Currently, there are 244 enterprises in the cultivation database. Efforts will be made to cultivate "small-scale upgrading" enterprises, with a focus on establishing a dynamic cultivation database for industrial enterprises with annual revenue of over 10 million yuan. Currently, there are 80 enterprises included in the database, and through tracking, monitoring, and precise services, efforts will be made to support enterprise growth.
Organize and carry out the "Green Energy saving Diagnostic Service for Enterprises" activity, tailor energy-saving and carbon reduction plans for 18 key enterprises such as Huajian Aluminum, and clear the obstacles to transformation point-to-point. The successful evaluation of 12 enterprises as city level green factories this time is a vivid reflection of Linqu's long-term deep cultivation of green culture and accumulation.
Linqu adheres to the empowerment of digital intelligence and circular efficiency improvement, enabling the two-way integration and mutual promotion of intelligent manufacturing and green production. Henghui New Materials layout catalyst recycling project, transforming industry environmental pain points into green growth points for enterprises; Huate Magnetoelectric relies on 5G and AI technology to build a green and intelligent supply chain, and has been awarded as a provincial-level green supply chain management enterprise. With the establishment of 15 smart factories and 8 provincial-level intelligent manufacturing scenarios, the industrial development model of Linqu, which empowers with digital intelligence and improves green quality, has become increasingly mature, and has embarked on an ecological priority, low-carbon and efficient path for high-quality industrial development in the county.
The continuous deepening of green transformation injects strong momentum into the industrial economy of Linqu. From January to April 2026, the total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size in the county reached 25.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%; The industrial added value increased by 8.9% year-on-year.
Next, Linqu will build on its existing industrial foundation and focus on cultivating a green manufacturing team. By strengthening policy guidance and service guarantees, we will fully leverage the leading role of benchmark enterprises, actively guide more enterprises to implement energy-saving and carbon reduction technology transformations, and strive to create national and provincial green manufacturing benchmarks. At the same time, we will continue to optimize the industrial structure and enhance the industrial level, injecting 'green momentum' into the high-quality development of Linqu County's industrial economy, "said Zhao Chundong, Director of Linqu County's Bureau of Industry and Information Technology.
