Review: Summary of the progress in the assessment and recognition of chemical industrial parks in 17 provinces across the country!

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Progress in the identification of chemical industrial parks in Henan Province: The list of chemical industrial parks in Henan Province (first batch) has been made public, including 19 industrial clusters focused on the chemical industry (chemical industry clusters, industrial clusters with the chemical industry as their main focus, and industrial clusters that contain chemical-related facilities) as well as 8 specialized chemical parks. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Industrial Parks in Jiangsu Province: The General Office of the People’s Government of Jiangsu Province issued Document Su Zheng Fa [2020] No. 94 – \"Notice on Strengthening the Standardized Management of Chemical Industrial Parks and Concentrated Chemical Areas across the Province\" – thereby officially announcing the list of areas designated as chemical industrial parks and concentrated chemical areas in the province. 14 parks, including the Nanjing Jiangbei New Materials Science and Technology Park, have been designated as chemical parks, while 15 parks, such as the Yixing New Materials Industrial Park, have been designated as chemical concentration areas. A comprehensive follow-up evaluation is conducted every 3 years; those that fail the evaluation and fail to make the necessary corrections on time shall have their status as chemical enterprises revoked without hesitation. Chemical industry cloud services: These cloud-based services are provided for professionals in the chemical industry. WeChat account: Updates on the recognition process of chemical parks in Hebei Province. The General Office of the People’s Government of Hebei Province has issued guidelines for the recognition of chemical parks in that province (on a trial basis). The guidelines state that to be recognized as a park, 7 basic conditions must be met simultaneously, and the total score obtained according to the \"Hebei Province Chemical Parks Evaluation Criteria\" should be 60 points or higher. At the same time, the park management agency conducts an internal evaluation of the park in the first half of each year, while the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology entrusts authoritative third-party organizations to evaluate the recognized parks using experts every three years. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Zhejiang Province: The Department of Economy and Information Technology of Zhejiang Province has issued a public announcement regarding the results of the evaluation and recognition of chemical parks (cluster areas) in the province. Following preliminary reviews by various cities, expert evaluations, and on-site inspections, a list of those proposed to be recognized as qualified parks and parks under development was made public; in total, there are 49 qualified parks and 3 parks under development. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Anhui Province: Multiple departments, including the Anhui Provincial Development and Reform Commission, have issued a notice stating that, in accordance with the \"Measures for the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Anhui Province\", efforts are being made to carry out the process of applying for and recognizing chemical parks. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Shandong Province: In October 2017, Shandong Province issued the \"Management Measures for the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Shandong Province,\" and by June 2019, it had completed the recognition of 85 chemical parks across four batches. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Ningxia Recently, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region commissioned a third-party professional agency to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the development zones across the region, with the aim of determining a list of chemical parks (concentrated areas) to be recognized. Two chemical parks and eight concentrated chemical areas are planned to be recognized. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Jiangxi Province: The Department of Industry and Information Technology of Jiangxi Province published on its official website a notice seeking public feedback on the draft \"Administrative Measures for the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Jiangxi Province (Trial)\». It states that chemical parks must meet 8 basic conditions in order to be recognized; those that satisfy these conditions have their recognition evaluated by qualified third-party agencies, who conduct reviews of the relevant documents and on-site inspections, and assign scores according to the established scoring criteria – a score of 60 or above is considered satisfactory. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Industry Parks in Liaoning Province: The Office of the Leading Group for the Investigation and Rectification of Safety and Environmental Hazards in Chemical Industry Parks and Hazardous Chemical Enterprises in Liaoning Province issued a notice. In accordance with the \"Measures for the Evaluation and Recognition of Chemical Industry Parks That Will Host the Relocation and Renovation of Hazardous Chemical Production Enterprises in Urban Areas of Liaoning Province,\" it announced the list of the first batch of chemical industry parks recognized in Liaoning Province, with 21 such parks making the list. Chemical Engineering 1-on-1: Chemical Engineering 1-on-1 provides friends in the national chemical industry with the latest industry news, new technologies, new products, and new processes! WeChat official account: Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Guangxi. The Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangxi Autonomous Region, along with the Regional Emergency Management Department, have released the list of chemical parks in Guangxi (first batch), identifying 11 such parks, including the Qinzhou Petrochemical Industrial Park. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Yunnan Province: Building on the preliminary work of drafting the \"Measures for the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Yunnan Province (Draft for Comment)\\", the Yunnan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, after seeking opinions from relevant departments and industry and information technology departments at the city and prefecture levels as well as conducting expert consultations, issued the \"Interim Measures for the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Yunnan Province\" in October 2019. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Hubei Province: The process of recognizing chemical parks in Hubei Province is led by the Hubei Provincial Development and Reform Commission, which, in collaboration with the Provincial Economic and Information Technology Commission, the Provincial Environmental Protection Department, the Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department, and the Provincial Work Safety Supervision Bureau, issued the \"Notice on Issuing Guidelines for the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Hubei Province\" (E Fa Gai Gong Ye [2018] No. 404). This notice requires that various counties, cities, and districts submit applications, conduct reviews, and make public the relevant materials related to the recognition of chemical parks, in accordance with the criteria for such recognition (basic requirements, safety requirements, environmental protection requirements, and implementation standards). The \"Guidelines for the Recognition Standards of Chemical Industrial Parks in Hubei Province\" were also issued, providing a basis for the recognition of chemical industrial parks across the province. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Industry Parks in Shaanxi Province: In October 2019, the \"Evaluation Standards for Chemical Industry Parks Suitable for the Relocation of Hazardous Chemical Manufacturing Enterprises in Shaanxi Province (Revised Version)\」was approved by relevant provincial departments and industry experts and made public. This standard is still divided into two main sections: necessary conditions and scoring criteria. Among these, the necessary conditions represent the most fundamental requirements for the legality and compliance of a chemical industrial park; any failure to meet one of these conditions will result in the park being classified as ineligible for recognition. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Industry Parks in Gansu Province: On March 11, 2020, the Gansu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, the Provincial Emergency Management Department, the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Provincial Department of Natural Resources, and the Provincial Department of Water Resources jointly issued the Notice on the Evaluation and Recognition of the Carrying Capacity of Chemical Industry Concentration Areas in Gansu Province, under document number Gan Gong Xin Fa [2020] 75. This notice introduced the Provisional Measures for the Evaluation and Recognition of the Carrying Capacity of Chemical Industry Concentration Areas in Gansu Province. The assessment and certification method establishes 9 basic conditions; if any one of these conditions cannot be met, or if the site is classified as having a high safety risk according to the \"Guidelines for Safety Risk Identification and Management in Chemical Industrial Parks (Trial)\\", it will be directly excluded from assessment and certification. On July 27, the website of the Gansu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology published a notice regarding the list of areas identified as having the capacity to host the first batch of chemical industry clusters in Gansu Province. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Industry Parks in Guangdong Province: Starting from February 2018, in accordance with the \"Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Relocation and Transformation of Hazardous Chemicals Production Enterprises in Urban Areas with High Population Densities\" (Guo Ban Fa [2017] No. 77) and the \"Notice on Promoting the Relocation and Transformation of Hazardous Chemicals Production Enterprises in Urban Areas with High Population Densities\" (Yue Ban Han [2017] No. 754), the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, together with the former Provincial Safety Supervision Bureau and the former Provincial Environmental Protection Department, organized experts to evaluate 43 hazardous chemicals production enterprises that submitted applications from various cities, as well as 16 parks designated to accommodate these enterprises. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Sichuan On December 25, 2020, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology published on its official website a notice regarding the \"Requirements and Management Measures for the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Sichuan (Trial)\“. Those wishing to have their sites recognized as chemical parks must meet all 14 basic requirements. Those designated as chemical industrial parks shall be constructed in accordance with the relevant standards and specifications for such parks, risk assessments shall be carried out in line with the \"Guidelines for Identifying and Managing Safety Risks in Chemical Industrial Parks\", and they shall be subject to supervision and management by the relevant authorities. In cases where a chemical industrial park loses its designation, in accordance with the principle of territorial jurisdiction, the authorities responsible **shall order the park management agency to handle the chemical enterprises within the park in a proper manner, in line with relevant laws and regulations. The Department of Economy and Information Technology, in collaboration with relevant provincial departments, conducts reviews of chemical industrial parks every two years; those that pass the review retain their status as chemical industrial parks ； If the review shows deficiencies, rectification is required within a specified time frame; if the rectification is still insufficient, the matter shall be submitted to the provincial ** for approval, after which the recognition of the chemical industrial park will be revoked. Progress in the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Jiangxi On February 10, 2021, the official website of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology issued the \"Provisional Measures for the Recognition of Chemical Parks in Jiangxi Province,\" requiring chemical enterprises within these parks to reach a certain level of concentration. There are more than 10 chemical manufacturing enterprises in operation, or the revenue generated by the chemical industry exceeds 1 billion yuan. Enterprises within chemical industrial parks that have production units and storage facilities classified as “two key items and one major item” are required to be equipped with detectors and alarms for flammable gas and toxic gas leaks, as well as automated control systems and emergency shutdown or isolation systems.