Ningxiang Economic and Technological Development Zone (; abbr: NETZ) is an economic and technical development zone (ETZ) in Ningxiang City,

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, one of four ETZs at state level in

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. It is the original ''Ningxiang Private Economy Industrial Park'' () created on 16 February, 1998,NETZ Events 1998
/ref> renamed to ''Ningxiang Technological Industrial Park'' () in March, 2000.NETZ Events 2000
/ref> On 4 November, 2002, it was formally renamed to the present name, and approved to an ETZ at provincial level.NETZ Events 2002
/ref> On 11 November, 2010, it was upgraded to an ETZ at state level. As of 2016, its builtup area covers , the total gross output of scale-sized industries hits 97.07 billion yuan (US$ 14.61 billion). About Ningxiang ETZ - 宁乡经济技术开发区
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/ref> At the beginning of its establishment, the planned area was , it expanded to in 2009, the intermediate planning area of the zone is and of its future planning area. The plan control areas of Ningxiang ETZ consists of parts of Chengjiao, Shuangjiangkou and Jinghuapu, of which are 10 villages (or communities) of Chengjiao, 3 villages of Jinghuapu and one village of Shuangjiangkou. The main industries in the zone consists of

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, Advanced Material, advanced equipment manufacturing, health product and

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