Abstract
In order to study the relationship between industrial agglomeration and regional economic growth in Anhui Province, firstly, this paper introduces the distribution and the existing problems of chemical industry in the areas along the Yangtze River there. Secondly, the agglomeration degree of the chemical industry along the river is calculated in accordance with the location entropy index and the industrial structure convergence analyzed based on the similarity coefficient of industrial structure. The correlation between industrial agglomeration and industrial economic growth is analyzed and the elasticity of industrial agglomeration calculated through the model in the paper. Finally, according to the deep analysis of indicators, it puts forward several development strategies and implementation measures for optimizing the chemical industry structure through industrial agglomeration from the perspective of the enterprises themselves and the government’s support.
The results show that the agglomeration of chemical industry in cities of the Yangtze River Delta is stronger, which is of great significance for the petrochemical enterprises along the Yangtze River to make clear their development direction and to enhance their innovation capabilities. From the above, it can be concluded that the agglomeration of chemical industry in the region along the Yangtze River has a positive correlation with the whole economic development along the Yangtze River in Anhui Province, and the agglomeration degree of the chemical industry will affect the gross industrial value of the regional economy.
