Jiangsu Liyang Economic Development Zone is the only provincial-level industrial economic development zone in liyang city. It was established in 1992 with a total area of 120 square kilometers, including 27 square kilometers in the urban area and a total population of 2 1.8 million. After years of cultivation and development, the development zone has formed a food processing industry represented by Chongqing Beer Changzhou Tianmuhu Beer Co., Ltd. and Liyang Desheng Food Co., Ltd., a power transmission and transformation equipment manufacturing industry represented by Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group and Jiangsu Huapeng Group, and a mechanical metallurgical industry represented by Jiangsu Shente Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Shangchi Automobile Gear Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Zhengchang Group Co., Ltd. Ltd. is a pharmaceutical industry represented by Liyang Rhodia Rare Earth New Materials Co., Ltd., Liyang Longsha Chemical Co., Ltd. and Liyang Jushen Chemical Group, and a pillar industry such as electronic software industry represented by Aiyi Unlimited (Liyang) Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd., Liyang Sangxia Technology Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Saiwei Energy Technology Co., Ltd.. There are nearly 1,000 enterprises and more than 6,800 service outlets in the region, and the supporting facilities for various services are improving day by day. It is the political, economic and cultural center of liyang city. In 2007, the region's GDP reached110/billion yuan, industrial sales revenue reached 30.6 billion yuan, and fiscal revenue reached10.2 billion yuan.