The leapfrog development of the high-end chemical industry in Heze City!

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Since 2017, under the strong leadership of the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, the chemical industry sector in Heze City has closely followed the work plans set forth by the provincial agency responsible for special initiatives in the chemical industry. By focusing on improving infrastructure, promoting industrial development, and advancing project construction, the transformation and upgrading of the chemical industry have progressed steadily. I. The development of the high-end chemical industry ushers in a new era. First, the industry as a whole has seen growth against the odds. Despite the immense pressures and difficulties posed by epidemic prevention and control, market fluctuations, and the reduction of coal consumption, the city’s chemical industry has focused on transformation and stable operations, achieving overall growth against the odds. In 2021, chemical enterprises above a certain scale in the city generated main business revenue of 197.95 billion yuan, profits of 7.198 billion yuan, and tax payments of 7.709 billion yuan, representing year-on-year increases of 24.5%, 58.6%, and 62.9% respectively. Among the industrial enterprises of a certain scale in the entire city, chemical enterprises account for less than 10% of them, yet they contribute 38% of the total revenue generated, playing a significant role in supporting the development of the city’s industrial economy. Second, its development momentum continues to strengthen. In 2022, 13 projects were put into operation, including Hengchang Chemical’s 200,000-ton per year polypropylene production facility, Runze Chemical’s 1 million ton per year continuous reforming plant, Shanxian Hengshun’s 60,000-ton per year insoluble sulfur production facility (Phase I), and Shandong Daor New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.’s 200,000 ton per year general-purpose polystyrene production facility. The total investment in these projects was 6.028 billion yuan; they generated an additional annual revenue of 15.8 billion yuan from core business activities, as well as an additional profit and tax income of 2 billion yuan. Twenty key projects are under construction, including Shandong Jinghai Chemical Co., Ltd.’s 1 million tons per year comprehensive resource utilization project, CITIC Guoan Phase III, and Fangming Chemical’s 350,000 tons per year capacity expansion project. With a total investment of 28 billion yuan, these projects will become new drivers of economic growth. Third, the industrial chain has become more complete. Building on the foundation of its industrial chains, the entire city implements the requirements of the \"chain leader system\" and makes every effort to carry out projects aimed at extending, supplementing, and strengthening these chains; as a result, the industrial chains have become more complete, and the level of development of these industries continues to rise. Yuncheng XuYang TianChen New Materials Co., Ltd. is investing 10.25 billion yuan to launch a new integrated project for high-end polyamide (nylon 66) materials, aiming to accelerate the expansion of coal-based fine chemicals into downstream nylon products ； With the implementation and construction of over 20 projects such as Suzhou Erye Pharmaceutical, Chongqing Yaoyou Pharmaceutical, and Ruiying Group’s Pharmaceutical Flexible Manufacturing Industrial Park, the industrial cluster effect in Dingtao and Juancheng’s pharmaceutical sectors is becoming increasingly prominent, thereby strongly promoting the development of the city’s pharmaceutical industry within the framework of \"one port and four parks\" ； Seven projects, including Chengwu Viewnano Polyarylether Nitrile, Yixin Environmental Protection Technology’s nuclear-grade boronic acid and boron trichloride, were launched one after another ； The high-performance insoluble sulfur project of Shangshun Chemical in Shanxian County, as well as the expansion project of the high-content rubber antioxidant TMQ at Shengao in Caoxian County, have been completed, thereby enhancing the advantages of the rubber additive industry chain. II. New breakthroughs have been achieved in smart development. First, the creation of a smart park has filled a gap in our city. This year, our city has made every effort to accelerate the smart development of industrial parks. In particular, we have promoted the initiation of the creation process for a **-level smart park within the Dongming Petrochemical Industrial Park. The park has successfully been designated as one of the fourth batch of national “Pilot and Demonstration Units for Smart Chemical Parks (under development)”. It is now one of the 67 such units nationwide and one of the 16 in the province, thus filling the gap in terms of **-level smart chemical parks in our city. Second, the intelligent supervision platform is connected to the provincial level. The intelligent supervision platform for park safety, environmental protection, with an investment of nearly 100 million yuan, has been fully built. Efforts are being made to integrate it with the provincial smart supervision platform, making this city the first in the province to achieve full integration with such a platform. It has received high recognition from the province and was nominated for praise at the provincial summary meeting. Third, the park has completed a self-assessment and diagnosis for its intelligent transformation. In accordance with provincial requirements, our city has accelerated the intelligent transformation of industrial parks and enterprises. We have urged 9 industrial parks, 5 key monitoring sites, and 139 enterprises above designated size included in the provincial scope to conduct self-diagnosis and evaluation. Currently, this self-assessment process has been completed, laying a solid foundation for future intelligent transformations. III. Professionalization platforms have seen further improvement. The entire city has adhered closely to the management requirements and construction standards for chemical industrial parks at the provincial level, urging counties and districts to accelerate the development of infrastructure in these 9 chemical parks. As a result, the professionalization platforms for industrial development have become more sophisticated, enabling them to support the growth of the city’s chemical industry effectively. First, environmental protection facilities have become more comprehensive. All 9 industrial parks in the city have established systems for monitoring toxic and harmful gases, with a total investment of over 82 million yuan. These systems have now been built and put into use, significantly enhancing the capacity for tracking air quality changes. This year, new sewage treatment plants were built in places such as the Dingtao Chemical Industry Park; as a result, the city now has 10 sewage treatment plants in its chemical industry parks, with a total sewage treatment capacity of 247,000 cubic meters per day. The collection of sewage meets the requirement of \"one pipe per enterprise,\" ensuring an effective capacity for treating sewage in these parks. Second, the fire protection capabilities have been comprehensively strengthened. All fire stations in the parks have been completed. Approximately 160 million yuan was invested in purchasing 65 specialized fire trucks, and 423 professional full-time firefighters were hired. All nine fire stations have passed provincial-level inspections, significantly enhancing the overall fire safety capabilities. Third, the supervision of hazardous materials vehicles has become more standardized. Given the characteristics of the park, such as a large number of vehicles carrying hazardous materials, high transportation volumes, and high levels of risk, efforts are being made to implement closed management of the park and accelerate the construction of dedicated parking lots. By combining strict oversight at the point of entry and exit of vehicles carrying hazardous materials with systematic management during their movement and parking, supervision is further improved. At present, the Chengwu Chemical Industry Park, the Dingtao Runxin Industry Park, and the Yuncheng Chemical Industry Park have basically completed the process of enclosing their premises. Dedicated lanes for hazardous materials vehicles have been established in all 9 chemical industry parks in the city. A hazardous materials parking lot covering a total area of 318 mu has been fully built and put into use, with 1,025 dedicated parking spaces available; management of hazardous materials vehicles has been significantly strengthened. Fourth, the comprehensive assessment of the park is being carried out in an orderly manner. In accordance with the unified requirements of the province, for the 8 chemical industrial parks included in the first batch of provincial comprehensive evaluations, professional teams were mobilized to apply strict standards in conducting on-site assessments for each park, issuing recommendations for improvements, urging accelerated progress, and improving the evaluation mechanism in order to speed up the development of these parks. IV. High-quality transformation opens a new chapter: By focusing on tasks such as rectifying non-compliant enterprises, implementing the three principles of determination, reducing coal consumption, and integrating local refining capacities, cities and counties work together to ensure that non-compliant, inefficient, and disorderly enterprises are shut down. Enterprises within industrial parks continue to be optimized, while those outside the parks are rapidly reduced in number; excess and outdated production capacities are further eliminated. The proportion of chemical enterprises located within our city’s industrial parks has reached 63%, which is more than 20 percentage points higher than the provincial average. The level of integration and the quality of development have improved rapidly, marking a new stage in the transformation and development of the chemical industry. First, Jiuming Energy was phased out. In line with the requirements to reduce coal consumption and phase out coking capacity, Juyue Juming Energy in Juye County has completely ceased operations and is now proceeding with the demolition process. Second, the production capacity of local refineries has been integrated. We are accelerating the integration and relocation of production capacity at Yuhuang Shengshi. In March, the main units related to oil refining capacity were dismantled, and the project passed provincial-level acceptance. Our city has thus become one of the first cities in the province to complete the integration of local oil refining capacity.