Established in 1953, the Zibo Federation of Industry and Commerce is a people’s organization composed of industrialists and businessmen under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and a non-governmental chamber of commerce. It is a united front organization that assists the government in managing non-public economy, and also a bridge linking the government and non-public economic personages.

The Zibo Federation of Industry and Commerce is a municipal organization. It has 9 branches at the county level, Each has a number of member units under its leadership. The Zibo Federation of Industry and Commerce Municipal Congress is its top authority. It convenes every five years to revise the Zibo Federation of Industry and Commerce Charter, discuss and decide on the major issues,