Total number of chemical industrial parks in Shandong drops from 200 to 84 since 2018

The Information Office of Provincial Government of Shandong Province, which is China’s major chemical industry province, recently, held a conference with regard to chemical production units. 

According to information received from the conference, since 2018, Shandong has regulated more than 110,000 "decentralized, polluting and unorderly running” manufacturers. Authorities have shut down more than 1,500 chemical production and warehousing companies. As a result, the number of chemical industrial parks has reduced from nearly 200 to 84.

In 2019, the province cut down the pig iron production capacity by 4.65 million tons and crude steel by 9.23 million tons, which enabled the achievement of the capacity-reduction objective of the 13th Five-Year Plan period, one year ahead of schedule. 

In the first half of this year, the industrial enterprises of the above designated size achieved reduced use of coal by 27.48 million tons and a reduction in the capacity of coke by 13.96 million tons, which demonstrates the government’s determination to eliminate the outdated capacity.

Shandong is firm about implementing the strategy to upgrade old energy facilities and is rapidly restructuring its prime industries. In the first half of this year, 5,511 technical upgrade projects were launched, at an increased investment by 7.9%.