Kaiyang's economy grows by 30% in Q1

Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), Kaiyang has focused on its basic phosphorus chemical industry, fine phosphorus-fluorine chemical industry, and new energy battery materials.

The total output value of industrial enterprises above the designated size has climbed to 37.4 billion yuan ($5.52 billion). In the first quarter of this year, the industrial output value of enterprises above the designated size in Kaiyang reached 11.3 billion yuan, with the annual figure for 2026 expected to exceed 40 billion yuan.

Guizhou Julisheng Chemical Co produces 170 metric tons of pure potassium hydroxide and 330 tons of by-product hydrochloric acid daily. This year's output value is expected to reach 2 billion yuan. Its products are sold in multiple provinces across China and exported to countries such as Vietnam.

Guizhou Anda Technology Energy Co has recruited nearly 300 high-level talents, with R&D investment increasing to 193 million yuan. In the first quarter of this year, the company sold 31,500 tons of lithium iron phosphate, a year-on-year increase of 50 percent, achieving sales revenue of 1.41 billion yuan.

Kaiyang promotes collaboration between local enterprises and universities to address industry challenges, having implemented six provincial-level science and technology projects and facilitated deep cooperation between more than 10 enterprises and universities, including Central South University.

The county now has 12 innovation platforms at or above the municipal level, one national-level green factory, three provincial-level green factories, and has completed 87 registered industrial upgrading projects. The comprehensive utilization rate of phosphogypsum in the county has also increased from 69.86 percent in 2020 to 95.36 percent in 2025.