Recently, the second batch of specialized, refined, unique and new small and medium-sized enterprises in the autonomous region for 2026 has been announced, with 35 new enterprises added, bringing the total to 1338. The list, after application, recommendation, and review, will be notified point-to-point by the local industry and information technology departments.

The new atmosphere in the workshop

Among 1338 companies, manufacturing accounts for nearly 60% and is the core pillar of the real economy; The information transmission software and information technology service industry, scientific research and technology service industry closely follow, forming a hierarchical pattern of manufacturing dominance, digital empowerment, and service support. The segmented fields cover information technology services, new chemical materials, equipment manufacturing, agricultural and sideline food processing, oil and gas technology services, biomedicine, building materials products, textiles and clothing, etc. The industry orientation is clear and the formats are balanced and diverse. Enterprises that specialize in segmented tracks are accelerating their growth, with their characteristics of being small yet refined and specialized yet sharp becoming more prominent. A pharmaceutical company in Urumqi fills the regional gap with its postdoctoral research platform, which enables faster implementation of research and development after being evaluated.

The gateway in the new face

Among the 35 newly added companies, 20 are manufacturing enterprises, accounting for 57%, covering areas such as equipment manufacturing, fine chemicals, oil processing, biomanufacturing, new building materials, and specialty foods; Software and information technology service enterprises account for about 15%, focusing on digital application scenarios such as information system integration, application software development, and IoT technology services. In addition, a number of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises have emerged in the fields of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery supporting facilities, inspection and testing, ecological environmental protection, technology promotion, and circular resource utilization. The recognition review is carried out synchronously according to the gradient cultivation method, actively discovering mechanisms to tap potential enterprises, setting a national standard, and implementing precise policy drip irrigation.

Cultivate more than one list

In recent years, the autonomous region has strived for and implemented over 400 million yuan of special funds for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises from the state and the autonomous region, benefiting more than a thousand specialized, refined, unique, and new small and medium-sized enterprises; The state and autonomous regions have invested 272 million yuan in special funds to reward and subsidize financing guarantee institutions with an annualized guarantee rate of less than 2% in our region, and to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises through coordinated efforts of finance and government. Financing docking, the five provinces and regions in Northwest China taking the lead in setting up specialized, refined, special and new specialized boards, and synchronously following up with gradient cultivation libraries.

From innovative small and medium-sized enterprises to specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, small giant enterprises, and manufacturing industry champions, the hierarchical cultivation chain is clear. The autonomous region has cultivated a total of 2815 innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, 65 specialized, refined, new and small giant enterprises, and 10 national level manufacturing industry champions, building a hierarchical follow-up and complementary advantage enterprise matrix. Moving from scale expansion to quality improvement, 1338 companies are a new starting point for climbing towards the high-end of the industrial chain and value chain.Editor/Yang Meiling