Shaoxing绍兴
Tier 3 - Medium CityA Zhejiang manufacturing hub transitioning from textiles and chemicals into integrated circuits and specialty chemicals. Shaoxing's Binhai New Area hosts a major semiconductor fab cluster, making it an unlikely but significant IC manufacturing node.
GDP
$85B
2023
Population
5.35M
residents
Industry Output
¥45B
all sectors combined
Sectors Active
2
frontier tech sectors
Key Facts
- SMIC operates an 8-inch wafer fab in Shaoxing (via joint venture)
- Major integrated circuit manufacturing cluster in Binhai New Area
- Largest textile dyeing and printing base in China, now upgrading to green processes
- Specialty chemical production (pharmaceutical intermediates, fine chemicals)
Manufacturing Sectors
Semiconductors
半导体
Specialty process wafer fabrication, power ICs, analog chips
Advanced Materials
新材料
Pharmaceutical intermediates, electronic chemicals, specialty fine chemicals
Major Companies
SMIC (Shaoxing)
中芯绍兴
SMIC's joint venture fab in Shaoxing focusing on specialty process nodes including MEMS sensors, power management ICs, and analog chips.
Founded 2018
History & Context
Shaoxing's traditional economy was dominated by textiles, rice wine (the famous Shaoxing wine), and chemicals. The city began a dramatic industrial pivot in the late 2010s when it attracted SMIC's Shaoxing joint venture fab (focusing on specialty process nodes) and other IC manufacturers to the Binhai New Area. This semiconductor cluster, built on former chemical plant land, represents one of China's most ambitious tier-3 city tech upgrades. The textile industry, rather than being abandoned, is being upgraded with green dyeing technology and smart manufacturing. Specialty chemical producers are shifting toward high-value pharmaceutical intermediates and electronic chemicals.