In 2017, in accordance with the strategic deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the petrochemical and chemical industry persisted in deepening supply-side structural reforms, vigorously promoted innovation-driven and transformation and upgrading, and achieved excellent results in the industry economy, especially the economic growth rate, which was the fastest growth in the past six years. In one year, the development of the petrochemical and chemical industry has entered a new stage.
Overall 1. operation
Overall stable production of (I) products
In 2017, the overall production of the petrochemical and chemical industry remained stable. The output of ethylene was 18.214 million tons, up 2.4 percent. Sulfuric acid output was 86.942 million tons, up 1.7 percent; Caustic soda output was 33.652 million tons, up 5.4 percent. The output of calcium carbide was 24.473 million tons, down 1.7 percent. The output of pure benzene was 8.335 million tons, up 3.7 percent. Methanol output was 45.288 million tons, up 7.1 percent. The output of synthetic materials was 0.15 billion tons, up 6.6 percent. Tire output was 0.926 billion, up 5.4 percent. The total fertilizer output was 60.652 million tons, down 2.6 percent.
Accelerated growth of (II) economic benefits
In 2017, there were 28005 enterprises above designated size in the petrochemical and chemical industry, and the industrial added value increased by 3.7 year-on-year, and the cumulative main business income was 13.45 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.8, the fastest growth rate in 6 years; of which the main business income of the chemical industry was 9.1 trillion yuan, An increase of 13.8. Annual profit of 831.36 billion billion yuan, an increase of 52.1, the fastest growth rate in 7 years; Among them, the chemical industry realized a profit of 607.24 billion billion yuan, an increase of 39.7.
(III) foreign trade expands further
In 2017, the total import and export trade of the petrochemical and chemical industry was US $583.37 billion billion, an increase of 22.1 percent, of which exports were US $192.98 billion billion, an increase of 12.9 percent; the deficit was US $197.42 billion billion, an increase of 45.1 percent.
Continuous optimization of (IV) structure adjustment
The development of high-end and special chemical products such as synthetic resin, synthetic fiber and electronic chemicals has accelerated. The growth rate of revenue and profit of synthetic materials, basic chemicals and special chemicals has contributed more than 80% to the overall revenue and profit growth of chemical industry. New progress has been made in overcapacity reduction in excess industries. In 2017, ammonia production capacity will be reduced by 1.65 million tons, urea production capacity by 2.8 million tons, calcium carbide production capacity by 3.5 million tons and polyvinyl chloride production capacity by 280000 tons.
The main problems of 2.
In 2017, the economic operation of the petrochemical and chemical industry has achieved rapid development, and there are many bright spots in the development of the whole industry, but there are still many challenges and constraints in the industry, the more prominent ones are:
(I) sector investment continues to be weak
In 2017, the petrochemical and chemical industry completed investment in fixed assets of 2.06 trillion billion yuan, down 2.8 percent, of which investment in the chemical industry was 1.5 trillion billion yuan, down 5.2 percent, an increase of 2.5 percentage points over the previous year, and a decline for the second year in a row. The main reason: First, the new and old kinetic energy conversion is slow. Bulk products such as synthetic ammonia, fertilizers, methanol, chlor-alkali, calcium carbide, tires, etc. have overcapacity, and investment demand is not strong; the innovation capabilities of high-end special chemical products need to be improved, the level of industrialization is still low, and investment motivation has not yet formed. The second is the macro environmental impact. In recent years, environmental protection inspectors have been strict year by year, and efforts to reduce production capacity have increased, which has a greater impact on investment in the petrochemical and chemical industry.
Frequent Safety Accidents in (II) Industry
At present, there are nearly 300000 hazardous chemical production and operation units across the country, of which small chemical industries with poor safety assurance capabilities account for more than 80%, and safety accidents occur from time to time. According to the General Administration of Safety Supervision, in 2017, there were 218 accidents and 271 deaths in the chemical industry, of which two were major accidents, namely: the explosion accident of Linyi Jinyu Petrochemical on June 5 and the explosion accident of Lianyungang Juxin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. on December 9. The industrial layout of the domestic petrochemical industry is not reasonable, and the problems of "chemical siege" and "urban chemical industry" have become increasingly prominent. Some hazardous chemical production enterprises are close to densely populated urban areas, which seriously affects the lives and property safety of the surrounding people. It is urgent to carry out relocation and transformation. Eliminate potential safety hazards.
(III) petrochemical market import pressure increases
In 2017, domestic imports of petrochemical products such as synthetic materials and organic chemical materials continued to grow, putting greater pressure on the domestic market. Customs data show that in 2017, imports of synthetic materials totaled 48.698 million tons, an increase of 8.3 percent; net imports of 38.809 million tons, an increase of 8.2 percent; imports of organic chemical raw materials totaled 62.227 million tons, an increase of 6.3 percent; net imports of 47.832 million tons, an increase of 4.8 percent. The main reasons are as follows: first, the domestic market demand is growing rapidly, and the apparent consumption of synthetic materials and organic chemical raw materials has increased by 7.0 and 5.5 percentage points respectively; second, due to the impact of environmental protection, some enterprises have reduced and stopped production, and the supply growth is slow; third, there is still a gap between domestic high-end chemical products and the world's advanced level, and their competitiveness is relatively weak.
Key Points of 3. Industry Work in 2018
(I) Vigorously Promote the Relocation and Transformation of Hazardous Chemicals Production Enterprises
In 2018, we will conscientiously implement the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Relocation and Transformation of Hazardous Chemical Production Enterprises in Urban Population Dense Areas" (Guo Ban Fa [2017] No. 77), and establish a special project for the relocation and transformation of hazardous chemical production enterprises in conjunction with the General Administration of Safety Supervision Working group to strengthen the supervision, inspection, follow-up analysis and notification of the relocation and transformation of hazardous chemicals, and organize experts to review the implementation plans reported by various provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), guide and urge local governments to carry out relocation work, summarize and promote typical experiences and practices in a timely manner, praise those with solid work and remarkable results, and supervise and rectify those with poor work and lagging progress in a timely manner. to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises and large enterprises with major risks and hidden dangers will all start relocation and transformation before the end of 2018.
(II) speeds up the implementation of new chemical materials to make up for shortcomings
Focusing on key areas such as automobiles, new generation information technology, aerospace, rail transit, energy conservation and environmental protection, and general health, the "Implementation Plan for the New Chemical Materials Supplement Project" was compiled and organized for implementation. Guide the carbon fiber and composite materials industry development alliance, electronic chemical new materials industry alliance and other alliances to carry out the work, and promote the application and promotion of carbon fiber, electronic chemicals, and membrane materials in downstream fields. Promote the establishment of automotive lightweight non-metallic materials industry alliance, and promote the application of engineering plastics and carbon fiber composite materials in the automotive industry.
(III) carry out intelligent transformation of chemical industry park
Create a chemical park evaluation index system, carry out a national survey of chemical parks, create a "map" of chemical parks, and carry out comprehensive evaluation of chemical parks. Use existing funding channels to support the intelligent transformation of the chemical park, continuously improve the infrastructure and public service level of the chemical park, and enhance the ability of the chemical park to undertake the relocation of hazardous chemical production enterprises.
(IV) promotes the deep integration of chemical industry and chemical industry
In-depth development of intelligent manufacturing and industrial Internet pilot demonstration, accelerate the introduction of relevant standards and norms. Actively promote the establishment of a hazardous chemical regulatory information sharing platform, integrate the hazardous chemical regulatory information resources of relevant departments, establish a large database, and form a comprehensive information platform for government construction management, enterprise declaration information, data co-construction and sharing, and departmental division of labor supervision.
(V) enhance service capabilities and guide the petrochemical industry to expand investment
We will strengthen the docking of fiscal, taxation, financial, trade and other policies with industrial policies, implement policies on bank-enterprise docking and industry-finance cooperation, and increase financing support for key enterprises and key projects. Increase support for the relocation and transformation of hazardous chemical production enterprises, technological transformation and upgrading of the petrochemical industry, smart manufacturing pilots, smart chemical parks, high-end product development, green safety production, and public service platform construction.
(VI) Launches "the belt and road initiative" to Improve the "Going Global" Level of the Industry
Actively promote international production capacity cooperation between key industries such as tires, fertilizers, and chlor-alkali with countries along the "Belt and Road. According to the list of projects proposed by country, organize enterprises to carry out targeted docking with the industries of the other country. Encourage enterprises to adopt different models to unite and "go out". We will improve fiscal and tax support policies, establish a coordination mechanism between petrochemical and chemical enterprises and financial institutions and insurance institutions, and solve the financing needs of enterprises for overseas development.

Source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology