Core Insights - The production of petroleum asphalt in Hubei Province for May 2025 reached 19,000 tons, representing a year-on-year increase of 21.2%, which is 1.0 percentage points higher than the same period last year [1] - For the period of January to May 2025, the total production of petroleum asphalt in Hubei Province was 87,000 tons, showing a year-on-year growth of 7.1%, but this growth rate is 6.2 percentage points lower than the previous year [2] Monthly Production Analysis - In May 2025, Hubei's petroleum asphalt production accounted for 0.6% of the national total production of 3,347,000 tons, with a growth rate that exceeded the national average by 10.8 percentage points [1] - The cumulative production from January to May 2025 also represented 0.6% of the national total production of 14,815,000 tons, with a growth rate slightly above the national average by 0.1 percentage points [2] Industry Context - The statistics pertain to large-scale industrial enterprises, defined as those with annual main business revenues of 20 million yuan or more [3]

Core Insights - In May 2025, Shanxi Province's soda ash (sodium carbonate) production reached 0.7 thousand tons, marking a year-on-year increase of 1559.9% [1] - For the period from January to May 2025, the total production of soda ash in Shanxi Province was 1.5 thousand tons, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 469.5% [3] Production Statistics - May 2025 soda ash production: 0.7 thousand tons, with a growth rate of 1559.9% compared to the same month last year, which is 1561.1 percentage points higher than the national average [1] - The share of Shanxi's soda ash production in the national total was 0.2%, against a national production of 316.6 million tons [1] - Cumulative production from January to May 2025 was 1.5 thousand tons, with a growth rate of 469.5%, exceeding the national growth rate by 463.5 percentage points [3] - Shanxi's production accounted for 0.1% of the national total of 1660.2 million tons during the same period [3]

Group 1 - The production of caustic soda (100% equivalent) in Shandong Province reached 1.085 million tons in May 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.1% [1] - The growth rate in May 2025 is 7.0 percentage points lower than the same period last year, indicating a slowdown in growth [1] - The production in the first five months of 2025 totaled 5.35 million tons, with a year-on-year increase of 7.7%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the previous year [3] Group 2 - The production growth rate in Shandong Province is 3.8 percentage points higher than the national average for the same period [1] - Shandong Province accounted for 28.6% of the national caustic soda production, which was 3.791 million tons in May 2025 and 18.697 million tons in the first five months of 2025 [1][3]

Core Insights - The production of petroleum asphalt in Sichuan Province for March 2025 reached 68,000 tons, representing a year-on-year increase of 218.2% [1] - For the first quarter of 2025, the total production of petroleum asphalt was 127,000 tons, with a year-on-year growth of 44.0% [2] Group 1: March 2025 Production Data - The petroleum asphalt production in March 2025 was 68,000 tons, showing a significant increase of 218.2% compared to the same month last year [1] - The growth rate for March 2025 was 274.5 percentage points higher than the previous year [1] - Sichuan's production accounted for 2.2% of the national total of 3,056,000 tons for the same period [1] Group 2: Q1 2025 Production Data - The total petroleum asphalt production for the first three months of 2025 was 127,000 tons, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 44.0% [2] - The growth rate for Q1 2025 was 84.5 percentage points higher than the previous year [2] - Sichuan's production represented 1.5% of the national total of 8,254,000 tons for the same period [2]