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Recently, the General Office of the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government issued the Catalogue of Restrictions and Phasing-Out for the Adjustment of Jiangsu’s Chemical Industry Structure (2025 edition), which will come into effect on January 24, 2026, and remain in force until January 23, 2031. There are 16 industries subject to restrictions. The regulations stipulate that investment in new projects classified as restricted is prohibited ； For existing production capacity that falls under the restricted category, enterprises are allowed to take measures to upgrade it within a certain period of time. There are 18 industries that are subject to elimination. Among them, there are 11 outdated production processes and equipment, and 7 outdated products. The catalog stipulates that investment in projects designated for phasing out is prohibited ； Production processes, technologies, equipment, and products that are subject to elimination must be phased out immediately or within the time limits specified by regulations. Jiangsu Province’s Catalogue of Restrictions and Phasing-Out Measures for the Chemical Industry Structure (2025 edition) – Category 1: Restricted facilities. 1. Production units with a capacity of 10 million tons per year or less for atmospheric and vacuum distillation, 1.5 million tons per year or less for catalytic cracking, 1 million tons per year or less for continuous reforming (including aromatic extraction), and 1.5 million tons per year or less for hydrocracking; as well as open-type delayed coking processes. Production facilities for producing ethylene via naphtha cracking with a capacity of 28,000 tons per year or less, acrylonitrile with a capacity of 200,000 tons per year or less, purified terephthalic acid with a capacity of 1 million tons per year or less, ethylene glycol with a capacity of 200,000 tons per year or less, styrene (excluding the process for producing ethylbenzene from dry gas) with a capacity of 200,000 tons per year or less, caprolactam with a capacity of 100,000 tons per year or less, acetic acid produced by the ethylene route, acetic acid produced by the carbonylation route with a capacity of 300,000 tons per year or less, methanol produced from natural gas, and coal-based methanol production facilities with a capacity of 1 million tons per year or less; **methyl methacrylate produced by the cyanohydrin route (excluding cases where hydrogen cyanide is generated as a by-product of acrylonitrile production), butanol produced by grain-based methods**, propylene oxide and chloropropylene oxide production facilities using the chlorohydrin route, and soapstock (including hydrolyzed products) production facilities with a capacity of 300 tons per year or less. Production facilities with a capacity of 31,000 tons per year or less for polypropylene, 200,000 tons per year or less for polyethylene, ethylene oxychlorination-based polyvinyl chloride with an initial production scale of less than 300,000 tons per year, 100,000 tons per year or less for polystyrene, 200,000 tons per year or less for acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers (ABS), 100,000 tons per year or less for conventional synthetic latexes and carboxybutyl styrene latexes (including styrene latexes); facilities with a capacity of 50,000 tons per year or less for nitrile latexes; as well as production facilities for solvent-based general adhesives in the categories of neoprene, styrene-butadiene thermoplastic rubbers, polyurethanes, and polyacrylates. Production facilities for sulfuric acid production with a capacity of 43,000 tons per year or less (except for electronic-grade sulfuric acid in which the concentration of individual metal ions is ≤100 ppb), sulfuric acid production from pyrite, nitric acid production using atmospheric pressure and integrated processes, and potassium hydroxide production. 5. Soda ash (except that produced through in-situ circulation processes), caustic soda (except that produced by ion-exchange membrane caustic soda plants using industrial waste salts at a concentration of 40% or higher), yellow phosphorus, ammonium phosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus pentasulfide, calcium hydrogen phosphate, calcium carbonate (except those with a particle size of 100 nanometers or less), anhydrous sodium sulfate (except that produced as a by-product of salt production), barium carbonate, barium sulfate, barium hydroxide, barium chloride, barium nitrate, strontium carbonate, silica gel (except that produced by vapor-phase methods or through carbon dioxide acidification processes), and equipment for producing choline chloride (except relocation projects that do not result in an increase in production capacity under this category). 6.***, production facilities with a single-line capacity of 5,000 tons per year or less for lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide (excluding those using recycling processes), sodium dichromate produced via a low-calcium calcination process, dry-process aluminum fluoride, and cryolite with a medium to low molecular weight ratio. 7. Nitrogen fertilizers derived from petroleum and natural gas, utilizing fixed-bed batch gasification technology for ammonia synthesis, as well as a copper-washing process for purifying the raw gas used in ammonia synthesis. 8. Titanium dioxide produced by the sulfuric acid method (except those using a co-production process), lead chromate yellow, iron oxide-based pigments with an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons or less, solvent-based coatings (except those that are encouraged for use and those using certain production processes), asphalt anti-corrosion coatings using coal tar and heavy benzene as main solvents, powder coatings containing triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) (except those produced in enclosed systems), and nitrocellulose coating production facilities with VOC content exceeding 75%. 9. Production facilities for non-new type, functional, environment-friendly dyes, pigments, printing and dyeing auxiliaries, and intermediates. 10. Hydrogen fluoride (HF) production facilities (for internal use in downstream processing by enterprises, excluding those used in electronic-grade applications and in the production of wet phosphoric acid); methylchlorosilane monomer production facilities with an initial capacity of less than 200,000 tons per year and a single-unit capacity of less than 100,000 tons per year; methane chloride production facilities with a capacity of less than 100,000 tons per year (excluding those used in silicone production) and those with a capacity of 100,000 tons per year or more but without facilities for dealing with the by-product carbon tetrachloride; dichlorofluoromethane production facilities without facilities for dealing with the by-product trifluoromethane; sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) production facilities for acceptable uses (excluding high-purity grades); production facilities for hydrofluorocarbons such as hydrogen fluoride dioxide (HFC-32), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a), pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a), and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) used for controlled purposes such as as refrigerants and foam agents (excluding facilities for handling by-products). 11. Equipment for manufacturing bias tires and bicycle tires (including those for handcarts), nylon cords, steel cord with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons or less, recycled rubber (except those produced using normal-pressure continuous environmental-friendly desulfurization processes), the rubber plasticizer penta-chlorothiophenol, and rubber accelerators such as tetramethylthiuram monosulfide (TMTM), tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD), and diphenylguanidine (DPG). 12. Production facilities for highly toxic and persistent pesticides, as well as those that have a significant impact on the environment or the quality and safety of agricultural products [including oxalyl phosphoride, terbuthyl phosphor, chlorpyrifos, bromomethane, methomyl, aldicarb, carbofuran, sodium antiochlor, brodifacoum, warfarin, diphacinone, bromadiolone, brovalic acid, botulinum toxin, bisultap, aluminum phosphide, organochlorine and organotin pesticides, fungicides of the phomate type, sodium (potassium) nitrophenolate, mesotrione, pentachlorophenol (sodium), dimethoate, flupyradifurone, flubendiamide, cypermethrin, acephate, carbendazim, butylhydrazide, etc.]. 13. Production equipment for glyphosate, chlorpyrifos, **phosphorus, paraquat, chlorothalonil, abamectin, imidacloprid, acetochlor, alachlor, 2,4-D, nitenpyram, thiamethoxam, atrazine, butachlor, dichlorophenyltrichloroethane, oxyfluorfen, dicamba, pretilachlor, glufosinate, mesotrione, mancozeb, trichlorfon, **alcohols, cyclopropiol, iprodione, paclobutrazol, and lime sulfur mixture. 14. New (expanded) chemical projects for pesticides and pharmaceutical intermediates (except those used for the development and production of efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly pesticides and pharmaceuticals, and except those that serve as raw materials for a company’s own downstream chemical products and are not sold to external parties). 15. Add new phosgene production enterprises. 16. New manufacturers of pesticide active ingredients (of chemical synthesis type) (except those whose active ingredients are used in the development and production of new varieties and formulations of pesticides that are highly effective, low-toxicity, and have low residues, as well as biological pesticides). Note: Investment in new projects that fall under the restricted category is prohibited. For existing production capacity that falls under the restricted category, enterprises are allowed to take measures to upgrade it within a certain period of time. Category 2: Processes to be phased out 1. Vacuum distillation units with a capacity of 2 million tons per year or less (except those that meet certain conditions), batch distillation units that use open-flame high-temperature methods for oil production, informal processes for refining used rubber and plastics, and processes for producing asphalt via the intermittent tar method; 2. Single-unit crude (light) benzene refining units with a capacity of 25,000 tons per year or less, and single-unit coal tar processing units with a capacity of 50,000 tons per year or less. 2. Acetylene process for (poly)vinyl chloride; phosphoric ammonium fertilizer production at a capacity of 100,000 tons per year or less (except for industrial grade) (as of December 31, 2025); sulfuric acid production from pyrite and sulfur at a capacity of 100,000 tons per year or less; potassium permanganate production using the open-hearth oxidation method; caustic soda production plants using the diaphragm process (such plants can be retained as part of comprehensive waste salt utilization); processes for producing sodium sulfide using the open-hearth method and the large-vessel evaporation method; processes for producing sodium silicate (sodium metabisulfite) using the mirabilite method; and processes for producing carbon disulfide using the batch coke method. 3. The saponification processes using the chlorohydrin method for propylene oxide and epichlorohydrin, as well as the calcium-based method (with the exception that by December 31, 2025, the amount of fresh water used per ton of product shall not exceed 15 tons and the amount of waste generated shall not exceed 100 kilograms); phosphorus yellow production facilities with an annual capacity of less than 5,000 tons and those that do not meet the entry requirements; facilities for producing chromium compounds through calcium calcination; facilities for producing ordinary-grade barium sulfate, barium hydroxide, barium chloride, and barium nitrate with an annual capacity of less than 3,000 tons per line; sodium chlorate production facilities with an annual capacity of less than 10,000 tons; calcium carbide furnaces; facilities for producing catalysts containing high levels of mercury (with a mercury chloride content of over 6.5%); facilities for producing sodium methoxide, potassium methoxide, sodium ethoxide, potassium ethoxide, polyurethanes, acetaldehyde, caustic soda, biological pesticides, and topical antimicrobials using mercury or mercury compounds; as well as the ammonia-sodium method and cyanide-melting processes. 4. Production facilities with a single-line capacity of less than 10,000 tons per year for sodium tripolyphosphate, less than 5,000 tons per year for sodium hexametaphosphate, less than 5,000 tons per year for phosphorus trichloride, less than 30,000 tons per year for calcium hydrogen phosphate used in feed production, and less than 5,000 tons per year for hydrofluoric acid – whose production processes are outdated and cause severe pollution – as well as for wet-process aluminum fluoride and open-type crystalline fluoride compounds. 5. Production facilities with a capacity of less than 0.3 million tons per year for single-line production *** (100% ***), less than 1 million tons per year for potassium hydroxide, less than 15,000 tons per year for ordinary-grade silica, less than 20,000 tons per year for ordinary-grade calcium carbonate, less than 100,000 tons per year for ordinary-grade anhydrous sodium sulfate (excluding salts produced as by-products of other processes), less than 0.3 million tons per year for lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide (excluding those derived from the recycling of used lithium batteries), less than 20,000 tons per year for ordinary-grade barium carbonate, and less than 15,000 tons per year for ordinary-grade strontium carbonate. 6. Liquid-phase desulfurization of semi-water gas using ammonia water, synthesis of ammonia through atmospheric-pressure batch conversion of natural gas, atmospheric-pressure conversion of carbon monoxide and full medium-temperature conversion (high-temperature conversion) processes, wet desulfurization processes without accompanying sulfur recovery units; fixed-bed batch gasification units without corresponding systems for recovering the waste heat from the purge gas or for comprehensively utilizing the gasification furnace slag; urea production facilities lacking devices for hydrolyzing and decomposing process condensates; and process technologies in which high-temperature gas washing water is cooled by direct contact with air in open cooling towers. 7. Production processes for chlorinated rubber using resin heated directly by fire and carbon tetrachloride as a solvent; production facilities for saponin (including hydrolyzates) with an annual capacity of 100 tons or less; production processes for saponin using hydrochloric acid for hydrolysis; as well as production facilities for saponin that fail to meet pollutant emission standards. The iron powder reduction process [for the three products namely 4,4-diaminostyrene-disulfonic acid (DSD acid), 2-amino-4-methyl-5-chlorobenzenesulfonic acid (CLT acid), and 1-amino-8-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid (H acid)] is subject to suspension at this time. Production facilities for 85,000 units per year or less of bias tires and tires with natural cotton cord as their reinforcement structure, dry-pelletized carbon black (with the exception of special carbon blacks and semi-reinforcing carbon blacks), 300 million condoms per year or less made from natural latex, as well as rubber vulcanization accelerators such as N-oxydicy(1,2-ethanediyl)-2-benzothiazolysulfenamide (NOBS), and rubber anti-aging agents D. 9. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used for controlled applications such as refrigeration, foaming, and cleaning; hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), except those used as raw materials for downstream chemical products; 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) used for cleaning; all products in which carbon tetrachloride (CTC) is the main component; all products that use CTC as a processing aid; fluoropolymer production processes that employ PFOA as a processing aid; coating production facilities that use DDT (to be phased out in accordance with the requirements of the **overall plan for implementing international conventions**); and polyurethane products that use 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b) as a blowing agent. 10. Adhesive, coating, and ink production facilities that are open-type and lack waste gas collection, recovery, and purification systems. 11. Sodium-based paraquat production process; alkaline method for producing trichlorfon and dichlorvos; manual packing (filling) processes and equipment for pesticide products in small packages (1 kilogram and below); production of pesticide powders using a Raymond mill; facilities for producing pentachlorophenol (sodium) using hexachlorobenzene as raw material. II. Outdated products: 1. Modified starch, modified fibers, multi-colored interior wall coatings (O/W type coatings in which the resin is mainly nitrocellulose and the solvents are benzene-based solvents such as toluene and xylene), vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride copolymer emulsion exterior wall coatings, tar-based polyurethane waterproofing materials, water-based polyvinyl chloride tar waterproofing materials, polyvinyl alcohol and its acetal derivatives for interior and exterior walls (such as 106, 107 coatings), and polyvinyl acetate emulsion-based exterior wall coatings (including emulsions of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers). 2. Interior wall coatings, solvent-based wood products, toys, automobiles, and exterior wall coatings with levels of harmful substances exceeding the standards; coatings containing hazardous substances such as bis(p-dichlorophenyl)trichloroethane, tributyltin, perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, and red lead. 3. Azo dyes that decompose under reducing conditions to produce 24 harmful aromatic amines (their use in non-textile applications is temporarily suspended), and nine carcinogenic dyes (their use in applications where there is no direct contact with the human body is temporarily suspended). 4. Stripper containing benzene, phenol, benzaldehyde, and dichloro(methane); lithopone; polyvinyl chloride building waterproofing sealant (tar type); 107 glue (polyvinyl formal resin adhesive); clenbuterol; polychlorinated biphenyls (transformer oil). 5. Bicycle tires with soft-edge structures, conventional conveyor belts using cotton cord as the reinforcing material and conventional V-belts using nylon cord as the reinforcing material, as well as manual engraving and vulcanization molds for tires, bicycle tires, and motorcycle tires. 6. Highly toxic pesticide products: BHC, dibromoethane, butyraldehyde hydrazide, dicofol, oxaflor, insectamide, warfarin, fluoroacetamide, sodium fluoroacetate, dibromochloropropane, fenitrothion (Su Hua 203), phosphamidone, glyfoze, rodenticide silicone, methamidophos, parathion, methyl parathion, chlorpyrifos, thiocyclam (ethyl thiocyclam), arsenic acid esters, mercury compounds, lead compounds, aqueous solutions with a glyphosate content of less than 30%, methyl thiocyclam, calcium phosphide, zinc phosphide, phenylphos, diazinon, magnesium phosphide, phoxim, phorate, terbutyl thionephos, chloropicrin, dicofol, fenobucarb, imidacloprid, chlorpyrifos, chlorimuron-ethyl, methamidophos, 2,4-D butyl ester, methyl isobuthyl phosphet, acetamiprid, aldicarb, nonylphenol (pesticide additive), aminosulfuron. 7. Products to be phased out in accordance with the requirements of the **Overall Plan for Implementing International Conventions: chlordane, heptachlor, bromomethane, DDT, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, lindane, **phenol, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, endosulfan, flubendiamide, chlordecone, α-hexachlorocyclohexane, β-hexachlorocyclohexane, hexachlorobutadiene, polychlorinated biphenyls, pentachlorobenzene, hexabromobiphenyls, tetrabromodiphenyl ethers and pentabromodiphenyl ethers, hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromocyclododecane, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and its salts and perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride, perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) and its salts and related compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts and related compounds, decabromodiphenyl ether, short-chain chlorinated paraffins, pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters, polynuclear aromatics hydrocarbons (with exempted uses being subject to restrictions). Note: Investment in projects that are subject to elimination is prohibited. Production processes, technologies, equipment, and products that are subject to elimination must be phased out immediately or within the specified time frame as required