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“During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, significant progress was made in the development of chemical industrial parks in China. Currently, the designation of chemical industrial parks has been largely completed, and they are transitioning from standardized construction to a stage of high-quality development. Today, chemical industrial parks are playing an increasingly important role in driving industrial development, ensuring safety and control, and promoting green growth; they have become the \"main frontiers\" and \"stabilizing forces\" for the high-quality development of the petroleum and chemical industry. The load-bearing capacity is continuously improved, and the spatial layout is constantly optimized. According to a national survey conducted by the Chemical Park Working Committee of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, as of the end of August 2025, 729 chemical parks had been officially recognized (excluding those that were only announced) in 29 provinces (regions and municipalities) across the country, as well as in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. At the same time, various provinces have also established relatively comprehensive park management systems. Taking Shandong Province as an example, the number of industrial parks in this province has been reduced from over 190 initially to 84 at present, resulting in a significant improvement in management levels and development quality. In 2024, the output value of these industrial parks accounted for over 69% of the total output value of the entire industry. Among them, there were 22 super-large chemical parks with an output value of over 100 billion yuan, 38 large parks with an output value between 50 billion and 100 billion yuan, and 182 medium-sized chemical parks with an output value between 10 billion and 50 billion yuan. There has been significant progress in industrial clustering, with region-specific clusters taking shape. In coastal areas, the four major petrochemical hubs surrounding the Bohai Bay, Hangzhou Bay, Meizhou Bay in Western China, and the Greater Bay Area have become key industrial centers. Their refining, ethylene, and aromatic hydrocarbon (PX) production capacities account for 36%, 55%, and 73% of the national total respectively, forming the core framework of the petrochemical industry along these coastal areas. The Hangzhou Bay region has created a benchmarking effect; among its areas, the Ningbo Petrochemical Zone is the first chemical park in China with an investment of over 300 billion yuan, and its self-sufficiency rate in terms of raw materials exceeds 95% ； Rising Sun Green Petrochemical Base leverages its deep-water port to develop an integrated \"petrochemicals–new materials\" industry chain, with its polyester raw material production capacity accounting for 18% of the national total ； Jiaxing Port Area focuses on the entire industrial chain of electronic-grade hydrofluoric acid, and has been awarded the title of **Model Base for New-Type Industrialization Industries** ； Shangyu Economic Development Zone holds a dominant position in the global market for green dyes and pharmaceutical intermediates. The inland areas also have their own distinct features. The \"Energy Golden Triangle\" formed by Ordos in Inner Mongolia, Ningdong in Ningxia, and Yulin in Shaanxi accounts for 86%, 68%, and 32% of China’s total production capacity in coal-to-oil, olefins, and ethylene glycol, respectively. The Yuyu’ning Modern Coal Chemical Industry Cluster has developed 7 specialized industrial chains, covering a wide range of products including coal-derived oil and gas as well as biodegradable materials. The output value of its key industries exceeds 500 billion yuan, making it the modern coal chemical industry cluster in China with the most comprehensive product portfolio. Intelligence enables precise control, and the technical framework is becoming increasingly mature. Intelligent development has become the core driver for the high-quality growth of industrial parks. As of October 2025, a total of 63 industrial parks across the country have become smart chemical parks, of which 55 are included in the list of model cases for smart chemical parks during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. These industrial parks have developed distinctive and practical intelligent management systems in areas such as safety supervision, environmental monitoring, emergency response, and closed-loop management, playing a positive role in promoting the standardized development and systematic, scientific management of chemical industrial parks across the country. In terms of standard development, 113 technologies have currently been included in the \"Catalogue of Applicable Technologies for Smart Chemical Parks.\" The \"Guidelines for the Construction of Smart Chemical Parks\" and the \"Guidelines for the Evaluation of Smart Chemical Parks\" have been issued and put into practice, marking a new phase in the construction of smart parks characterized by standardization and regularization. The green transition is accelerating at full speed, and circular development is yielding significant results. “Since the 14th Five-Year Plan period, chemical industrial parks have accelerated the adjustment of their industrial structures. On one hand, they have made great efforts to promote energy-saving and carbon-reduction technologies; on the other hand, they have explored ways to integrate the petrochemical industry with green electricity, green hydrogen, and bio-based chemicals, thereby opening up new paths for the green transformation of this industry. Among them, relying on its advantages in the port, energy, and chemical industries, Xuwu New Area took the lead in carrying out innovative initiatives, using a series of model projects to promote the green, low-carbon, circular, and clean development of the park. For example, Shenghong Petrochemical’s “dark-light laboratory” utilizes intelligent technologies to improve production efficiency and environmental protection standards; Jiangsu Nuclear Power’s “Heqi-1” and “zero-carbon steam” projects provide clean energy support for chemical industrial parks; while Satellite Chemical achieves resource recycling by converting exhaust gases into fuel. These practices not only lay a solid foundation for the establishment of green and low-carbon industrial clusters in Xuwu New Area, but also provide valuable experience for chemical parks across the country. To date, a total of 37 chemical parks across the country, including the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, have been designated as green chemical parks, while 15 more chemical parks are in the process of being turned into green chemical parks. The guiding role of the \"Catalogue of Applicable Technologies for Green Chemical Parks\" and the \"Guidelines for Evaluating Green Chemical Parks\" has been further enhanced, with 65 green applicable technologies being widely promoted. Five industrial parks, including the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, took the lead in launching low-carbon development initiatives, setting a benchmark for green development across the entire industry through pilot projects. The innovation chain is being connected more rapidly, and the bottlenecks in pilot-scale testing platforms are being resolved. “During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China established a number of high-level chemical pilot platforms, among which the Shangyu New Materials Pilot Platform owned by CAS Holdings was included in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s list of key petrochemical and chemical pilot platforms to be developed. The Quzhou Research Institute of Zhejiang University has innovated the \"government investment + institute management + corporate operation\" model to create a comprehensive pilot-scale production platform covering over 220 mu. Within 3 years, it has attracted more than 30 enterprises and 46 projects to settle there, thereby creating a positive cycle in which pilot-scale production facilitates further investment attraction. The Songmudao Chemical New Materials Pilot Platform in Dalian effectively addresses the issue prevalent in the petrochemical industry of having excess capacity for refining but insufficient capabilities for chemical processing. Focusing on areas such as polymer materials, it provides a site for scaling up research projects; it has already been registered as a provincial and municipal-level base for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, thereby accelerating the transition of laboratory results into industrial applications. Entering this new phase, the chemical industrial park will further optimize the overall spatial layout of its industries, foster high-quality industrial clusters and a modern chemical park, and achieve a transition from standardized development to high-quality growth.