Core Viewpoint - The new "Work Plan for Stable Growth in the Petrochemical Industry (2025-2026)" aims to address challenges and promote high-quality development in the petrochemical sector through innovation, efficiency improvement, demand expansion, and collaboration among various stakeholders [1][2]. Group 1: Industry Overview - The petrochemical industry is a crucial pillar of the national economy, with significant economic volume and high industrial correlation, impacting industrial stability and economic operation [1][5]. - China has become the world's largest producer and consumer of petrochemical products, with the industry's added value expected to account for 14.9% of industrial output in 2024, growing at a rate of 6.6%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the industrial average [1]. Group 2: Current Challenges - The industry faces intensified competition in basic organic raw materials, insufficient supply of high-end fine chemicals, slowing domestic demand growth, and increasing external uncertainties [2][5]. - Current domestic chemical product price indices, profit margins, and industry valuations are at low levels, while global demand for chemical products remains weak [2]. Group 3: Strategic Goals - The Work Plan sets a target for the petrochemical industry's added value to grow by over 5% annually from 2025 to 2026, with a focus on stabilizing economic benefits and enhancing technological innovation capabilities [2][7]. - Emphasis will be placed on improving the quality and safety of production, reducing pollution and carbon emissions, and transitioning chemical parks from standard construction to high-quality development [2][7]. Group 4: Key Initiatives - The plan includes supporting key product breakthroughs in electronic chemicals and high-end polyolefins, and promoting the upgrade of bulk products like coatings and pesticides [3][8]. - It aims to expand market demand by organizing supply-demand matching activities and exploring consumption potential in traditional sectors like construction and automotive, as well as emerging fields such as new energy and robotics [3][15]. Group 5: Investment and Policy Support - The plan calls for scientific control of major project construction, particularly in refining and ethylene production, and emphasizes the need for safety upgrades in aging facilities [11][12]. - It encourages the use of long-term special bonds and other policy channels to support technological innovation and equipment upgrades in the petrochemical sector [19].