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Recently, a symposium on the innovative development of pilot-scale manufacturing was held in Panjin, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the list of the first batch of **-level pilot-scale manufacturing platforms. The fine chemicals pilot platform of Liaoning Fine Chemicals Industry Technology Development Co., Ltd. was successfully selected, adding another high-level \"business card\" to the technological innovation efforts in Liaoning’s petrochemical and fine chemicals industries. Through collaboration between governments, enterprises, and research institutions, pilot-scale production platforms came into being. Pilot testing represents a \"necessary bridge\" for scientific and technological achievements to move from the laboratory to industrial application; however, due to high costs, significant risks, and long development cycles, it has become what can be regarded as a \"Darwinian dead sea\" – an area that research institutions and enterprises are reluctant to enter. In August 2019, Panjin City and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences strengthened their strategic cooperation; through a model of government funding combined with technical investment, Liaoning Fine Chemical Industry Technology Development Co., Ltd. was established, and the fine chemical pilot platform was set up based on this company. As the first market-oriented new type of organization for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in the Northeast region, the company, together with the platform, has embarked on a journey to bridge the \"gap in achievement transformation\" through collaboration among governments, enterprises, and research institutions. Since its operation, the platform has adhered to the strategic approach of treating the pilot production stage as a \"pilot production industry,\" by integrating the resources of the Panjin petrochemical and fine chemical industries. It has focused on five key areas – catalysts, pharmaceutical intermediates, electronic chemicals, polymer materials, and new energy materials – to build a solid infrastructure. Leveraging advanced hardware facilities and innovative mechanisms, the platform has established a comprehensive innovation ecosystem in which scientific research takes place in laboratories, pilot-scale testing is carried out in incubators, and industrial transformation occurs in development zones, successfully opening up the key pathways from laboratory testing to pilot-scale development and finally to industrialization. In the field of technological breakthroughs, the platform has achieved successive advancements. The pilot project developed in collaboration with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, titled \"Naphthalene alkylation to produce 2,6-dialkynaphthalene and its oxidation to naphthalic anhydride\", has resulted in a complete set of processes for the low-cost production of key monomers for polyethylene naphthalate (PEN). This approach has helped overcome the critical constraints facing China’s PEN industry; it was recognized as internationally advanced through an evaluation of scientific and technological achievements organized by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation ； A new process for the one-step oxidation-esterification of acrolein to methyl methacrylate (MMA) using nanogold catalysis, developed in collaboration with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University, has undergone full-process validation using a pilot plant with a capacity of thousands of tons. This lays a solid foundation for the industrialization of a project aimed at producing 100,000 tons of this new material per year, and it holds the potential to reverse China’s reliance on imported high-quality raw materials for MMA. Five key advantages emerge, empowering the fine chemical industry. After more than 6 years of dedicated development, the platform has developed five core advantages: strong public utility, high professional standards, innovative institutional mechanisms, significant industrial impact, and a complete transformation chain, resulting in notable achievements in technology transfer. To date, this platform has helped 12 projects from companies such as Sanli Zhongke and GreenKemmer to complete pilot-scale development and move into industrial production, generating industrial investment of over 3 billion yuan. Currently, this platform is handling 16 pilot-scale projects from institutions such as the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Liaoning Jinfafa Technology; it also has more than 10 high-quality projects in reserve, providing strong scientific and technological support for the implementation of Panjin’s strategy of \"large-scale chemical manufacturing plus the development of fine chemicals.\" Joining the ** team comes at a crucial moment when the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is promoting the innovative development of pilot-scale manufacturing. This platform will accelerate the gathering of innovative resources, attracting more pilot-project results from universities, research institutions, and enterprises to be tested in Panjin, thereby facilitating the industrialization of these pilot projects on-site. “Once selected as a platform, it not only significantly enhances its influence in the national petrochemical and fine chemical industries but also helps to gather innovative resources from across the country. It attracts more research institutions, universities, and enterprises to bring their pilot-scale research results to Panjin for testing, thereby accelerating the industrialization of these projects on site. ”said Zhang Jianguo, general manager of Liaoning Fine Chemical Industry Technology Development Co., Ltd. Focusing on emerging fields to accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, the platform’s development roadmap is closely aligned with the **pilot-scale innovation development plan** for the future. Liaoning Fine Chemical Industry Technology Development Co., Ltd. will take this **-level platform as an opportunity to focus on strategic emerging fields such as new energy materials and high-end electronic chemicals, advance the construction of the second phase of the platform as well as its digital transformation, improve the pilot-scale large data model database, use digital twin technology to optimize production simulations, and establish a dual-track verification system of \"physical pilots + digital simulations\" in order to enhance its capability to adopt cutting-edge technologies. At the same time, the platform will continue to explore new models for the coordinated development of pilot-scale testing services and the industrial chain, strengthen the transformation of green and low-carbon technologies at the pilot scale, support the green transformation of the petrochemical industry, and strive to become a hub for technological innovation in the field of fine chemical pilot testing. From regional exploration to national demonstration, the development trajectory of the fine chemicals pilot platform serves as a vivid reflection of Liaoning’s efforts to deeply integrate technological innovation with industrial innovation. Zhang Jianguo said that the platform will continue to explore new models for the coordinated development of pilot-scale testing services and the industrial chain, deliver replicable \"Panjin models,\" establish itself as a hub for technological innovation in the field of fine chemical pilot testing, develop new forms of productive capacity tailored to local conditions, and inject strong momentum into China’s petrochemical and fine chemical industries.