Jiangsu: Further optimizing the layout of the chemical industry, focusing on high-end, intelligent, green, and safe directions, and increasing the application of new technologies, new processes, new materials, and new equipment.

On the afternoon of December 23, the Jiangsu provincial government held an executive meeting. The meeting pointed out that the chemical industry and hazardous chemicals involve multiple industry sectors, are widely distributed geographically, and have a long safety management chain. It is necessary to better coordinate development and safety, using the construction of "six transformations" as the starting point, continuously strengthening the safety management of the entire chemical industry and hazardous chemicals chain, deepening the implementation of tailored measures for each industrial park, effectively promoting the construction of "human defense + technology defense" in the parks, deepening the renewal and transformation of old equipment, overall improving the level of automation and intelligence, cracking down on illegal operations, strengthening the control of road transportation safety of hazardous chemicals, and resolutely preventing and curbing the occurrence of major accidents. It is necessary to further optimize the layout of the chemical industry, focusing on high-end, intelligent, green, and safe directions, increasing the application of new technologies, new processes, new materials, and new equipment, focusing on the key needs of the industry chain to strengthen key core technology research and development, promoting domestic substitution, and driving the industry towards high-tech and high value-added directions to achieve high-quality development and high-level safety and benign interaction.