3. Industries - the largest industrial city in Inner Mongolia autonomous region

1) Steel industry

Leading by Baogang Group, Baotou has a steel production capacity of more than 14 million tons (the new projects of Baogang group is excluded)

2) Aluminum industry

Its leading enterprises are Baotou Aluminum Group and East Hope Baotou Rare Earth Aluminum Company, with an electrolysis aluminum capacity of 1.3 million tons.

3) Equipment manufacturing industry

Baotou has some leading enterprises, including Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Corporation and Inner Mongolia North Heavy Industries Group Co, Ltd, which can manufacture 50,000 highway trucks, 800 mineral vehicles and 4,000 railway rolling stocks per year.

4) Electricity industry

Baotou has a total installation power capacity of over 8 million kilowatts. The wind power generation is 11.56 million kilowatts, with another 15.48 million kilowatts under construction. A total of 2.21 million kilowatts of solar power generation is also under construction.

5) Rare earth industry

Baotou has about 100 rare earth enterprises and can produce over 1,000 rare earth products in 200 different varieties. It has an annual mineral concentrate capacity of more than 100,000 tons.

6) Coal-chemicals industry

Shenhua Group, a large coal-based energy company, has invested 18 billion yuan ($2.90 billion) to build the largest coal to Olefin project and put it into operation. The production capacity is expected to exceed 1.2 million tons by the end of 2015.

4. Qualified scientists and technicians

Baotou has 136 identified research and development institutes, including eight national-level engineering and technological research centers and more than 100,000 professionals and technicians.

Baotou is in the first batch of national innovative cities, and had got an eighth successive award for National advanced city of scientific and technological progress.

There are 28 universities, colleges and vocational schools in Baotou, including three universities and four colleges.

Baotou has the best vocational education system in Northwest China, and can receive 100,000 students.