Jilin province's industrial sector maintained steady growth in the first quarter of this year, with the added value of industries above a designated size rising by 4.1 percent year-on-year.

Manufacturing led the expansion with a 4.9 percent increase, while the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, and water grew by 3.4 percent. Among eight key industries, equipment manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, building materials, and textiles all achieved double-digit growth.

The Qingsong hydrogen-powered sightseeing train. [Photo/Cailian News]

CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co delivered 224 newly built electrical multiple unit (EMU) cars in the first quarter, up 31.8 percent year-on-year. During the Spring Festival, Qingsong, China's first commercial hydrogen-powered sightseeing train, entered trial passenger service in Jilin city.

In the pharmaceutical sector, Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical Co has built a comprehensive, innovative drug development system with global development capabilities spanning biologics, chemical drugs, and advanced formulations. Its output value rose 25 percent in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, Gpixel Microelectronics is manufacturing high-precision CMOS image sensors – key components for industrial cameras and scientific instruments – and has ranked among the world's top three in its niche.

Jilin Chemical Fiber Group's workshop. [Photo/Cailian News]

At Jilin Chemical Fiber Group, production lines continually run at full capacity. With three new carbonization lines launched in the first quarter, chemical fiber sales reached 190,000 metric tons, up 14 percent, while export earnings increased by 8 percent.