Total Investment of 1 Billion RMB!OPEN Group as General Contractor
2026-10-13 15:16Early Summer Haining, the Tidal City
Gaining a new powerhouse for high‑quality development
Today, the Gaolu Haining Smart Manufacturing Park project located in Haining Economic Development Zone has officially broken ground.
This smart manufacturing park, with a total investment of 1 billion RMB, will inject strong momentum into industrial upgrading and capacity enhancement of the Economic Development Zone.
Founded in 2021 and jointly invested by Hillhouse Investment and Rava Partners, Gaolu Group focuses on the investment, development and operation of infrastructure for China’s industrial and logistics sectors. Backed by solid capital strength and proven industrial operation experience, Gaolu has completed its strategic layout across multiple core markets nationwide.
In June 2025, Haining Economic Development Zone formally partnered with Gaolu Group to launch this smart manufacturing park project. The project brings to Haining a new park development‑and‑operation model featuring “customized development plus industry introduction”. It will also effectively make up for the shortage of high‑end industrial carriers in the region.
Zhang Ye, Head of the Industrial Division at Gaolu Group, stated that this project marks not only the starting point of engineering construction, but also a milestone for the park’s investment promotion and operation as it enters a critical substantive phase. “We will closely follow three main priorities: high‑quality construction, high‑efficiency investment attraction and high‑standard operation, to guarantee industrial value generation from project groundbreaking through delivery,” she noted. The team will take enterprises’ future real‑world usage scenarios into consideration in advance during the construction phase, with special attention to details that affect operational efficiency such as floor height and load‑bearing capacity. In terms of investment promotion, aligned with Haining’s existing industrial foundation, the park will target high‑quality enterprises in sectors including semiconductors, aerospace and new energy. For operation, a complete service system covering property management, policy liaison and supporting services will be established in advance. “Tenants can focus on production and run their businesses with peace of mind here.” Gaolu Group positions the Haining project as “a core node and strategic pivot for smart‑manufacturing industries in the Yangtze River Delta” within its strategic layout. The group stated that it will fully roll out a high‑standard asset‑operation system. Through in‑depth integration of space quality and refined services, it will build a real growth‑driving industrial platform for enterprises engaged in advanced manufacturing and intelligent equipment. OPEN Group, responsible for the project construction, was founded in 1998. Chen Ming, President of OPEN Group, introduced that the company adheres to the mission of “Creating Better Buildings for Clients”, with professionalism, sincerity, accountability and aspiration as its core values. He remarked that the project will be delivered perfectly on schedule by upholding construction standards of safety, efficiency and high quality. The Economic Development Zone stated that it will always focus on enterprises’ development needs and do its utmost to provide all‑round, whole‑process quality services for the efficient construction and early completion‑to‑production of the project. Meanwhile, it expects Gaolu Group to implement high‑standard construction and high‑quality operation, precisely introduce high‑quality industrial resources, and strive to build a benchmark smart‑manufacturing park for the region.
