Dandong county (city) districts actively promote the transformation and upgrading of existing enterprises, support and guide enterprises to adapt to market changes, hard work, strengthen technological innovation, and make technical reserves. In the production workshop of Dandong Sixing Refractory Co., Ltd., located in Guanshui Town, Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, workers dressed in blue overalls and white masks are busy. Last year, the company invested 15 million yuan to transform the reclaimed magnesium magnesia carbon brick production line, and built a new dry inspection and packaging plant, a molding plant, a mixing plant, and a carbon plant. This year, they also invested 8 million yuan to reform the amorphous refractories process. Cong Peiqing, general manager of the company, said: “While taking advantage of the current discontinuation of Xiaochangzi’s production, we will increase technological innovation and expand sales to seize the market. We expect that by 2012, the company’s output will reach 50,000 tons, and the output value will reach 300 million. yuan."
In the early summer, in the counties and districts of Dandong, the hot weather was accompanied by the construction scenes in full swing: On the construction site, the roar of excavators, bulldozers, and pile drivers came one after another. In the workshop, various technical renovation projects took place one after another. What is particularly encouraging is that from January to April, the counties and districts in Dandong have overcome the tremendous impact of the international financial crisis since last year.