BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- When the shift to new growth drivers spurs development of higher quality, the manufacturing "little giants" in east China's Linyi City are now reaping explicit benefits from efficient local energy services on their paths to burgeoning growth.
Beside a narrow road in Gaohu Village of Linshu County in Linyi stands a "little giant" business - Shantian New Materials Group, which is a typical example of how local "little giants" leverage the smart and heart-warming local energy services of Linyi Power Company of State Grid Shandong Electric Power Company to improve competitiveness.
Specialized in production of super large smart silicon carbide ceramics equipment, the "little giant" company owns nearly 40 percent share in domestic silicon carbide ceramic roller bar market and sells its star products to dozens of countries and regions around the world.
Producing silicon carbide ceramic roller bars usually involves the process of high temperature firing which has extremely high requirements for electricity supply.
Fortunately, the precise power consumption demand gauging and long-lasting door-to-door services of Linyi Power Company "not only helped us lower energy consumption but also raised our production capacity," said Cai Lijun, who takes charge of the ceramic business of Shantian New Materials Group.
"We worked from multiple aspects to aid the electricity using costs reduction of local enterprises and by door to door services and demand surveys, we provide flexible energy services pursuant to the changes of client demand," said Zhou Zhongtang, director of the sales department of Linyi Power Company.
For instance, energy use efficiency diagnosis, energy saving, smart operation and maintenance and other value-added energy services are provided for local businesses to comprehensively lower energy-using costs, according to Zhou.
Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery (SDLG), another "little giant" company in engineering machinery sector and one of the world top 50 engineering machinery producers, has also enjoyed plenty of benefits from services of the local power company.
After adopting advice on power equipment investment planning from Linyi Power Company, SDLG saved directly 100,000 yuan of related expenses and thanks to the former's energy saving diagnosis, SDLG managed to reduce comprehensive energy consumption by nine percent, which saved economically 190,000 yuan for SDLG.
Under the efficient, diversified and smart energy services, more and more "little giants", referring to novel elites of China's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are engaged in manufacturing, specialize in a niche market and boast cutting-edge technologies, are emerging in the city of east China's Shandong Province.
(Edited by Duan Jing with Xinhua Silk Road, duanjing@xinhua.org)
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