Original Title: Notice from the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology on Issuing the “14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Building Materials Industry in Shandong Province”
Shandong is a major province in terms of both the production and consumption of building materials, and has now established a comprehensive building materials industrial system with a wide range of product categories and well-developed supporting infrastructure.Since the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the province’s building materials industry has thoroughly implemented the decisions and deployments of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, accelerated the transformation of old and new growth drivers, and made significant progress in industrial structure, business models, smart manufacturing, and green development. However, there are also numerous issues, such as overcapacity in certain building materials products, insufficient support from emerging industries, inadequate extension of industrial chains, and room for improvement in innovation capabilities, which have, to varying degrees, affected and constrained the high-quality development of the industry.
The 14th Five-Year Plan period marks the first five years of China’s new journey toward comprehensively building a modern socialist country. It is also a crucial period for further deepening supply-side structural reforms, building a modern industrial system, and transitioning from a major manufacturing nation to a manufacturing powerhouse. Furthermore, it represents a pivotal phase for our province as it embarks on a new journey toward building a modern, strong province in the new era.Against this backdrop, the building materials industry in our province faces a promising future with vast potential, yet the environment and circumstances are undergoing profound changes. Comprehensively advancing industrial transformation and upgrading to achieve high-quality development is the central theme of the building materials industry’s development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
To implement the "Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035 of Shandong Province" and the "Shandong Province '14th Five-Year Plan' for Building a Manufacturing Powerhouse," realize the development vision of the building materials industry—"a thriving industry producing high-quality products that benefit humanity"—and scientifically and efficiently guide the high-quality development of the province’s building materials industry, the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, in accordance with the unified deployment and requirements of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, has researched and formulated the "Shandong Province Building Materials Industry '14th Five-Year Plan' Development Plan".
Chapter 1: Development Foundation
During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the province’s building materials industry comprehensively and thoroughly implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Guided by the new development philosophy and in accordance with the requirements of the State Council General Office’s “Guiding Opinions on Promoting Stable Growth, Structural Adjustment, and Increased Efficiency in the Building Materials Industry” (State Council General Office Document [2016] No. 34), the industry actively promoted the transformation of old and new growth drivers and supply-side structural reform. It resolutely phased out outdated production capacity, upgraded traditional growth drivers, and cultivated and strengthened new growth drivers,The scale of the industry continued to expand, and economic efficiency steadily improved, providing important support for the province’s economic and social development.
I. Scale and Total Volume Rank Among the Nation’s Leading Positions
In 2020, the province’s building materials industry achieved main business revenue of 576 billion yuan, accounting for 6.8% of the province’s total industrial main business revenue and 10.3% of the national total for the building materials industry, ranking first in the country in terms of industrial scale. Shandong’s building materials industry possesses distinctive and competitive sectors such as cement, concrete and concrete products, flat glass, glass fiber and composite materials, and waterproofing materials, with the output of some products ranking among the top in the country.
II. Significant Enhancement of Scientific and Technological Innovation Capabilities
During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, investment in science and technology within the province’s building materials industry continued to increase. In 2019, R&D expenditure accounted for 1.25% of main business revenue. The number of new product projects and sales revenue from building materials enterprises above designated size steadily increased as a proportion of the province’s total industrial new product projects and sales revenue, rising by 0.8 percentage points on average compared to 2015.Jinjing Technology’s ultra-clear glass and Sinoma High-Tech’s microcrystalline alumina ceramics both hold leading positions domestically. Luzhong Refractories’ magnesium-iron-aluminum spinel bricks are internationally leading and unique in China, while new products such as oil fracturing proppants and silicon nitride-bonded silicon carbide products are gradually being commercialized.The region hosts provincial-level key laboratories in fields such as functional ceramics, glass fiber, and composite materials at Qilu University of Technology, Sinoma High-Tech, Taishan Fiberglass, and Weihai Tuozhan; it also features the Zibo Industrial Ceramics and Refractories Technology Center and the Shandong Luyang Co., Ltd. Technology Center (both national-level). Additionally, strategic alliances for technological innovation have been established in carbon fiber and composites, ultra-white glass, and the Shandong graphene industry.
III. Significant Progress in the Transition from Old to New Growth Drivers
The province’s building materials industry has actively addressed excess capacity and accelerated the transition from old to new growth drivers. In the cement sector, new capacity additions have been strictly prohibited, with no new clinker production lines added; the proportion of high-grade cement (42.5 grade and above) has further increased. In the flat glass sector, outdated capacity has been phased out, and float glass production processes have been adopted, resulting in higher-quality products with distinct differentiation. In the architectural and sanitary ceramics sector, efforts have been made to promote green, low-carbon, and circular development, implement intelligent and green production process upgrades, and enhance corporate core competitiveness.In the stone industry, efforts to regulate processing enterprises have been intensified, and the industrial chain has been continuously extended, shifting from a model focused solely on mining and processing to one centered on processing and services. Taishan Fiberglass ranks second in China and third globally in glass fiber yarn production capacity; Shanshui Group ranks sixth nationally in cement clinker production capacity; and three glass enterprises—Jinjing Group, Zhongbo Holdings, and Shandong Jurun—account for 83% of the province’s total glass production capacity.
IV. Pronounced Industrial Cluster Effects
The glass industry has established key hubs: craft glass processing and distribution centers represented by Zaozhuang Tengzhou and Weifang Linqu; glass export trade hubs centered in Qingdao; and clusters of deep-processing enterprises concentrated in the Jinan region, all of which wield significant influence in the domestic glass market. Green building ceramics industrial bases, exemplified by Zibo Zichuan and Linyi Luozhuang, are accelerating their transformation and upgrading, with clustering effects gradually becoming evident.The stone industry has largely completed its industrial consolidation, with production, processing, and trade bases centered around industrial hubs such as Pingyi. The clustering effect and radiating influence of Pingyi stone are becoming increasingly prominent, securing a significant position within the national stone industry. Shouguang in Weifang and Lingcheng in Dezhou are the nation’s largest production bases for building waterproofing membranes and geosynthetic materials. The glass fiber industry has established production bases in Tai’an and Linyi, with production capacity and technology ranking among the top in the country.The prefabricated construction industry has accelerated its development, with 123 provincial-level prefabricated construction industrial bases established. Thirty-three enterprises, including Wansda Group, Laiwu Steel Group, Beihui Green Building Group, and Lianyunshan Group, have been approved as national-level enterprise-type prefabricated construction industrial bases, while the Jining Jiaxiang High-Speed Rail Industrial Park has been approved as a national-level park-type prefabricated construction industrial base.
V. Continuous Improvement in Smart Manufacturing
The nation’s first world-class, fully intelligent, low-energy-consumption new dry-process cement production line has been established at Taian Sinoma Cement, making it a leading demonstration base for smart manufacturing in the cement industry. Donghua Cement has actively promoted intelligent innovation and application; the country’s first “Industrial Brain” for cement, developed in collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, passed acceptance testing and went live in 2019. The city’s first industrial 5G application scenario and intelligent logistics system, pioneered by the company, have already been put into use. Jinjing Group has fully implemented electronic procurement for all materials.Taishan Fiberglass’s 120,000-ton-per-year alkali-free glass fiber tank furnace drawing production line has become one of the world’s largest glass fiber production lines in terms of capacity. It was included in the first batch of major priority projects for the transformation of new and old growth drivers in Shandong Province, and the demonstration project for a new model of intelligent manufacturing in large-scale glass fiber production was included in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance’s Comprehensive Standardization and New Model Application Project for Intelligent Manufacturing.Haier COSMOPLAT has established an industrial internet platform with Zibo Building Ceramics and Laizhou Stone, fundamentally transforming traditional industrial development models and driving the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.
VI. Accelerated Pace of Green Development
Implementing national and Shandong provincial environmental protection policies and relevant pollutant emission standards, industries such as cement and glass have adopted measures including peak-shifted production, improved control processes, and upgraded environmental protection equipment, significantly reducing pollutant emission concentrations. Some enterprises have achieved ultra-low emissions. Efforts have been made to advance the construction of production lines for the co-disposal of municipal solid waste, sludge, and hazardous waste in cement kilns, with 18 cement clinker enterprises recognized as “Green Factories” by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.The level of comprehensive utilization continues to improve. New positive progress has been made in the comprehensive utilization of mining and beneficiation tailings, various industrial by-product gypsum, smelting slag, and fly ash to produce slag microsilica, sand and gravel aggregates, architectural ceramics, and new wall materials. The Lubi Building Materials National Resource Recycling Base possesses world-class production lines for slag microsilica and metallurgical raw materials.
I. Facing New Development Opportunities
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Shandong’s building materials industry will remain in a critical strategic window of opportunity, with infrastructure construction and real estate development entering a phase of stable growth. It is projected that during this period, overall demand for cement, sand and gravel aggregates, and concrete products in Shandong will remain stable, while demand for products such as flat glass, architectural sanitary ceramics, and waterproofing materials will show steady growth. Meanwhile, demand for prefabricated building components and advanced inorganic non-metallic materials is expected to see significant growth.
The “Two New and One Major” initiatives and the construction of a maritime power province will strongly stimulate domestic demand for building materials. China will gradually establish a new development paradigm centered on the domestic economic cycle, with the domestic and international cycles reinforcing each other.Leveraging the advantages of a massive market, advancing the “Two New and One Major” initiatives—which encompass new infrastructure, new urbanization, and major projects in transportation and water conservancy—as well as the development of a maritime power province, will better facilitate the exploration of domestic and Shandong-specific market demand for basic building materials and advanced inorganic non-metallic materials, thereby expanding market opportunities. Shandong’s efforts to create a Qilu model for rural revitalization and deepen the standardized development of beautiful villages and communities will also help stimulate domestic demand for building materials in the province.
The development of the Pilot Zone for the Transformation of Old and New Growth Drivers is injecting new vitality into the building materials industry. The construction of Shandong’s Comprehensive Pilot Zone for the Transformation of Old and New Growth Drivers will foster and strengthen the new materials industry, thereby injecting new vitality into the development of the building materials sector. As one of the key strategic emerging industries, inorganic non-metallic new materials will provide strong support for sectors such as national defense and military industry, aerospace, transportation infrastructure, equipment manufacturing, energy conservation and environmental protection, and new energy. They represent the primary direction and driving force for the province’s building materials industry to achieve this transformation of growth drivers.
Green building materials and prefabricated construction are expanding the development space for new building materials.Shandong Province regards the vigorous development of prefabricated construction as a key measure to accelerate industrial transformation and upgrading and promote the sustained and healthy development of the construction sector. The province has set a development target of ensuring that prefabricated construction accounts for more than 40% of all new construction projects by 2025. Driven by both policy support and rising consumer demand, the prefabricated construction and green building materials industries will further develop in synergy, fostering the formation of a prefabricated construction industrial cluster centered on leading enterprises and covering the entire industrial chain.
The Belt and Road Initiative will enhance the international competitiveness of Shandong’s building materials industry. As a major coastal economic province and a key hub for land and sea transportation along the Belt and Road, Shandong leverages the advantages of the Jiaozhou and Linyi Belt and Road Comprehensive Pilot Zones, as well as its convenient transportation network. Through international cooperation, the province will introduce advanced foreign management practices, technologies, and international talent to elevate the level and scope of international collaboration, promote the global expansion of the building materials industry, and guide enterprises in enhancing their international competitiveness.
II. The Challenges Remain Severe
First, unbalanced and inadequate development poses challenges to advancing supply-side structural reform in the industry. Currently, supply-side structural contradictions are prominent in Shandong’s building materials industry. Emerging sectors remain small in scale, and efforts to build product quality and brand reputation need improvement. There is an urgent need to develop new technologies, business models, and operational frameworks; accelerate industrial integration; and achieve high-end branding to meet market demand for building materials driven by green construction, prefabricated construction, and consumption upgrades.Second, stringent ecological and environmental policies have imposed new requirements on the development of Shandong’s building materials industry. The province has introduced supporting environmental policies for sectors such as cement and glass. With seven cities included in the “2+26” air pollution transmission corridor, they will face stricter constraints from air pollution and environmental control measures. The increasing pressure from resource and environmental constraints will inevitably compel Shandong’s building materials industry to accelerate its transformation and upgrading, pursuing a path of green, sustainable development that is resource-efficient and environmentally friendly.Third, some of Shandong Province’s traditional competitive industries, such as stone and architectural ceramics, are highly integrated into the global market. A significant contraction in the scale of these industries will have a substantial impact on the province’s building materials industrial chain, supply chain, and foreign trade outlook.
I. Guiding Principles
Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we will fully implement the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress and the second, third, fourth, and fifth plenary sessions of the 19th CPC Central Committee, thoroughly carry out General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions and requirements for Shandong, and, based on the new stage of development,implement the new development philosophy, integrate into the new development paradigm, take supply-side structural reform as the main thread, high-quality development as the theme, market demand as the orientation, innovation as the driving force, and intelligent and green development as the guiding principles, with energy conservation, emission reduction, and carbon reduction as key tasks. We will accelerate the transformation of old and new growth drivers, improve the quality and efficiency of industrial development, foster a sound industrial ecosystem, and open up a new chapter of high-quality development for Shandong’s building materials industry in the new era.
II. Development Principles
— Adhere to innovation-driven development. Accelerate technological, managerial, and business model innovation; improve the enterprise-led innovation system; strengthen joint technological research and development focused on key common industry challenges; achieve breakthroughs in common and key technologies; address industrial weaknesses; accelerate the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements; and elevate the overall level of technological innovation in the industry.
— Adhere to chain-based development. Continuously optimize and upgrade the building materials industrial chain, accelerating the construction of an excellent industrial ecosystem characterized by stronger leadership from leading enterprises, tighter integration and coordination, greater concentration of innovation and entrepreneurship elements, and a more rational regional layout. Cultivate industry-leading enterprises, promote integration across the industrial chain, and foster high-quality development throughout the entire chain.
— Adhere to green and low-carbon development. Accelerate progress toward carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, phase out low-end and inefficient production capacity, drive the industry’s green transformation, promote energy conservation, emissions reduction, and comprehensive resource utilization, and establish a green building materials industrial system based on the full life cycle. We will pursue a path of sustainable development characterized by green and low-carbon practices, cleanliness and safety, and improved quality and efficiency.
— Uphold safety and controllability. Strengthen research and development of key core technologies, enhance the industry’s foundational capabilities, and ensure the security and controllability of industrial and supply chains. Prioritize cybersecurity for industrial production control systems, improve occupational health and safety safeguards in the building materials sector, emphasize enterprise production safety, and enhance the industry’s support capabilities.
III. Main Objectives
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, we will leverage the leading role of flagship enterprises to conquer a series of key technologies, continuously “strengthen, supplement, and extend” industrial chains, and elevate the level of industrial modernization. We will form a new development pattern led by the digital economy, supported by production-oriented services, and featuring the coordinated development of traditional and emerging building materials industries, thereby driving the Shandong building materials industry toward high-end, cluster-based, intelligent, and green development.By 2025, the output value of the building materials industry will reach 700 billion yuan; the output value of the top 10 building materials enterprises will account for 30% of the industry’s total; one enterprise with an output value of 100 billion yuan will be cultivated; five industrial clusters with an output value of 10 billion yuan each will be established; R&D investment by enterprises above designated size will grow by an average of 2% annually; and the proportion of industrial solid waste utilized in building materials production will reach approximately 70%.
Chapter 4: Development Priorities
I. Cement Industry
Consolidate and phase out inefficient production capacity. Strictly enforce capacity replacement policies; strictly prohibit the addition of new cement clinker and grinding capacity; and strictly prohibit the transfer of cement clinker and grinding capacity from outside the province into our province.Optimize industrial layout. With the exception of specialty cement and chemical-support cement production lines, all cement clinker production lines with a capacity of 2,500 tons per day or less, and all cement mills with a diameter of 3.2 meters or less, shall be consolidated and phased out. The phased-out capacity may be subject to capacity reduction and replacement. New cement clinker production lines constructed through capacity replacement shall have a scale of no less than 4,000 tons per day, and cement mills shall have a diameter of no less than 3.8 meters.
Extend and diversify the industrial chain. Promote the extension of the industrial chain to achieve full-chain development encompassing “aggregates + cement manufacturing + ready-mixed concrete (ready-mixed mortar) + prefabricated building components.” Focus on addressing weaknesses in the cement industry chain by accelerating breakthroughs in areas such as aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, cement products, and prefabricated building components.Cultivate “leading” enterprises to promote the coordinated development of the entire cement industry chain. Support cities such as Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai, Jining, Weifang, Zaozhuang, Tai’an, Rizhao, and Liaocheng in vigorously developing the prefabricated building components industry chain, and actively build comprehensive industrial clusters that integrate prefabricated building technology R&D, component production, and application.
Accelerate the development of specialty cements. Encourage the development of sulfoaluminate (ferroaluminate) cements, specialty cements for corrosive environments such as marine engineering, and specialty cements for low-temperature environments such as polar engineering. Develop high-end specialty cements that meet the needs of special engineering projects, unique environments, and emerging fields, including marine, port, nuclear power plant, tunnel, and highway construction.
Enhance technical and equipment capabilities. Focus efforts on breakthroughs in key generic technologies such as alternative fuel technologies for cement kilns, intelligent production line technologies covering the entire process, and advanced production technologies for cement used in special engineering projects. Develop and promote joint connection technologies for new prefabricated structural and envelope components; fireproofing and anti-corrosion pretreatment technologies for steel structural components; durable coating technologies for decorative components such as interior and exterior wall panels and integrated insulation and decoration panels in prefabricated buildings;waterproofing and sealing technologies for building envelope components such as doors, windows, roof panels, and wall panels; and factory-based integrated piping technologies for partition walls and integrated wall systems. Increase the integrated application of high-performance concrete, high-strength reinforcing bars, and energy-dissipating, seismic-resistant, and prestressing technologies. Accelerate the development of new technologies and equipment for fuel substitution.
Actively promote co-disposal. Intensify efforts in the co-disposal of bulk solid waste, municipal solid waste, and urban sludge. Research and develop process technologies and equipment for cement kiln co-disposal; improve and promote technologies for the co-disposal of municipal solid waste and sludge in cement kilns; increase the promotion of sludge and municipal solid waste co-disposal in cement kilns; and enhance the role of cement kilns in serving urban needs.
II. Flat Glass Industry
Optimize spatial layout and increase industrial concentration. Focus on building and improving the modern glass industrial bases in Tengzhou and Juye; support the development of deep-processing glass clusters in Jinan, Dezhou, Linyi, and Weihai, as well as the glass trade hub in Linqu; cultivate the functional glass production base in Zibo and the export trade hub in Qingdao to optimize spatial layout.Vigorously cultivate large-scale, technologically advanced provincial leading enterprises with strong brand influence and market appeal, fostering them into “pioneering” enterprises. Leverage their leading role to promote intensive and clustered industrial development.
Conquer key technologies and fill industrial gaps. Focus efforts on breakthroughs in key technologies such as high-borosilicate glass production processes and equipment, as well as high-end automotive triple-silver LOW-E coatings.Promote technologies such as production equipment for tempered vacuum glass and complete sets of equipment for cadmium telluride photovoltaic glass fabrication. Develop key automated production equipment including glass handling robots, flat glass vertical stackers, CNC edge-polishing machines, new vertical mixers, and modular charging equipment for melting furnaces. Accelerate the development of photovoltaic glass and substrate glass to fill industrial gaps.
Develop high-end products and extend the industrial chain. Strictly enforce industry access, energy consumption, and air pollution emission standards; phase out non-compliant production capacity in terms of production processes, product quality, and environmental protection; and encourage enterprises to use clean energy sources such as electricity and natural gas.Strictly enforce the implementation measures for production capacity replacement and strictly prohibit the addition of new production capacity for ordinary architectural glass. Focus on developing products that leverage strengths, such as energy-saving and safety glass, glass for the transportation sector, and glass for home appliances. Accelerate the development of energy-saving and safety architectural glass, including low-emissivity coated glass, ultra-clear glass, high-transmittance coated insulated glass, vacuum glass, and multi-colored coated glass products, and increase the proportion of raw glass sheets used for deep processing.
III. Architectural and Sanitary Ceramics Industry
Optimize and strengthen the two major production bases. Optimize and strengthen the Zibo and Linyi architectural ceramics production bases, and support the construction of the Zibo Zichuan Architectural Ceramics Innovation Demonstration Park and the Linyi Ceramics Industry Transformation, Upgrading, and Innovation Demonstration Park.The Zichuan production area, represented by the Zibo Zichuan New Green Ceramics Park, will develop into a ceramic logistics hub integrating supporting industries such as raw materials, mold production, machinery and equipment, as well as R&D, design, finance, insurance, and logistics distribution. The Luozhuang production area, represented by the Linyi Ceramic Industry Transformation, Upgrading, and Innovation Demonstration Park, will transition toward a modern ceramic industry that integrates R&D, design, testing and inspection, brand incubation, and smart manufacturing.
Strengthen regional brand development. Revitalize the Zibo architectural ceramics brand, making every effort to build the “Contemporary National Kiln” Zibo architectural ceramics brand and the brands of leading enterprises, thereby restoring the industry’s reputation and brand influence. Encourage leading enterprises in the architectural and sanitary ceramics sector to strengthen the cultivation of corporate and product brands, establish corporate brand management systems centered on quality and credibility, and enhance the development of Shandong Province’s building materials brand culture and brand promotion.
Promote the application of new technologies and processes.Promote the preparation technology for ceramic membrane materials used in high-temperature flue gas and wastewater treatment. Encourage the development and application of thin-ceramic process equipment and technology. Prioritize the research and development of technical equipment such as dry powder preparation, inkjet printing, additive manufacturing, ceramic raw material preparation control systems, press control systems, robotic slip casting and trimming, robotic glazing, intelligent product inspection and selection, and packaging and stacking. Accelerate energy-saving upgrades for equipment such as kilns and spray drying towers.
Develop new types of ceramics and functional ceramics. Prioritize the development of green, composite, and functional products such as ceramic composite insulation and decoration integrated panels; wall and floor systems for dry construction that meet the requirements of prefabricated interior decoration; and integrated products such as integrated kitchens and bathrooms. Develop ceramic tile products made from industrial waste and low-grade raw materials, such as foam ceramics and permeable ceramic pavers. Additionally, develop high-end ceramic products including high-temperature non-oxide ceramics, water-saving sanitary ware, and lightweight insulation and decorative ceramic tiles.Vigorously promote the thinning of ceramic tile products and encourage the application of new multifunctional varieties with features such as wear resistance, stain resistance, slip resistance, and thermal insulation.
IV. Glass Fiber and Composite Materials Industry
Cultivate leading enterprises. Actively foster leading enterprises with strong brand influence and market appeal, as well as strong capabilities in integrating industrial chains and clusters and driving industry development. Support cross-industry, cross-regional, and cross-ownership mergers and reorganizations among enterprises. Leverage the strengths of leading enterprises to drive the rapid growth of small, medium, and micro enterprises.
Enhance and strengthen industrial clusters. Prioritize the development of composite materials industrial parks in Weihai, Tai’an, Dezhou, and Weifang, and support the construction of composite materials industrial parks in Yiyuan and other locations.Enhance and strengthen the glass fiber industry clusters in Taishan, Taian, and Yishui, Linyi, as well as the fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) industry clusters in Wucheng County, Dezhou, and Anqiu, Weifang. Using these industrial parks as platforms, encourage the introduction of a batch of high-end, cutting-edge projects to achieve differentiated industrial development and scaled-up growth.
Develop high-performance glass fibers and products. Encourage the development of high-performance glass fibers and products, including ultra-fine, high-strength and high-modulus, alkali-resistant, low-dielectric, low-expansion, high-silica, biodegradable, and irregular-cross-section varieties. Focusing on the needs of sectors such as electronics and information technology, aerospace, new energy, large-scale livestock farms, and agricultural greenhouses, research, develop, and promote glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic and thermoset composite products, as well as glass fiber composite gratings for infrastructure projects.
V. Aggregate Industry
Improve the comprehensive utilization rate of resources.Comprehensively promote the use of tailings and waste rock to produce manufactured sand and gravel, and actively advance the resource-efficient disposal of construction waste. Taking into account factors such as resource endowments, economic transport radii, and regional supply-demand balance, prioritize the construction of large-scale sand and gravel aggregate production bases and intelligent, green production lines to ensure the supply capacity of high-quality sand and gravel. Focus on developing 2–8 million-ton-scale sand and gravel aggregate production lines and cultivate 10-million-ton-scale modern manufactured sand and gravel demonstration enterprises.
Improve process equipment standards and product quality. Strengthen the linkage between downstream standards for sand and gravel, concrete, and precast components, and advance the standardization and series production of sand and gravel products and production equipment.Encourage technological upgrades and innovation focused on key technologies and processes such as particle shaping, gradation adjustment, energy conservation and consumption reduction, and comprehensive utilization of manufactured sand and gravel. Strengthen the R&D and promotion of key equipment to increase the automation and mechanization levels of production processes and equipment. Develop and promote intelligent equipment, control systems, and testing equipment suitable for the sand and gravel aggregate industry. Utilize information technology to enhance control over the particle shape, gradation, and yield of sand and gravel products, thereby improving product quality.
VI. Waterproofing Materials Industry
Promote intensive and clustered development. Actively support waterproofing enterprises of a certain scale in their development regarding technological innovation, standard-setting, product innovation, and brand building. Emphasize the role of large-scale enterprises in driving the growth of small and medium-sized waterproofing enterprises, gradually expanding the visibility of these smaller firms to form industrial cluster advantages. Focus on leveraging industrial cluster effects to promote the standardization and scaling of industry production and construction. Build the Shouguang waterproofing industry into the nation’s largest innovative, standardized, scaled, high-end, and standardized new-type waterproofing materials industrial cluster.
Develop new high-end products. Phase out production lines for modified bitumen waterproofing membranes and asphalt-composite flexible waterproofing membranes with an annual capacity of 5 million square meters or less (excluding 5 million square meters). Prioritize the development of polymer and modified bitumen waterproofing membranes, self-adhesive waterproofing membranes, and integrated waterproofing and thermal insulation materials, while actively promoting the application of eco-friendly waterproofing coatings and other products.Enhance the manufacturing capabilities of new waterproofing materials and accelerate the development of polymer-based waterproofing products. Research and develop new waterproofing materials that are simple and convenient to install and have a long service life; promote the application of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) and reinforced polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membranes; develop advanced production equipment for fully automated CNC modified bitumen waterproofing membranes, eco-friendly waterproofing coatings, and polymer waterproofing membranes; and promote the application of fully automated control, CNC batching,automatic packaging, and automatic palletizing technologies and equipment, and promote the integration of production and construction within the industry.
VII. Stone Industry
Strengthen and optimize industrial bases.Building on the existing industrial foundation, we will cultivate and expand the stone industry bases in Pingyi, Laizhou, Wulian, and Zoucheng; establish internationally competitive stone trading and logistics hubs; accelerate the construction of stone industrial parks in Rongcheng, Sishui, and Wenshang; advance the planning and construction of the Qilu Red Stone Town in Fengyang Town, Pingyi; promote the clustering of the stone processing industry; develop specialized markets for stone display and trading; and optimize the distribution of functions.
Enhance Brand Influence. Raise the profile and brand influence of Shandong’s stone industry. Encourage leading building materials enterprises to strengthen the cultivation of corporate and product brands, and establish corporate brand management systems centered on quality and credibility. Promote advanced quality management models, implement quality management, self-declaration, and traceability systems covering the entire product lifecycle, strengthen product quality management, and enhance brand influence. Vigorously expand into international markets, integrate domestic and international stone resources, and build the Shandong stone brand.
Develop value-added processed products. Focus on developing mid-to-high-end architectural decorative panels, composite panels, and other value-added processed products, as well as high-value-added creative design products such as custom-shaped products, stone carvings and sculptures, inlaid products, and cultural and artistic artifacts. Utilize stone powder and crushed stone generated during the stone processing production process to develop complementary products such as engineered stone and other resource-recycling products.
VIII. Gypsum and Gypsum Products Industry
Strengthen the R&D and application of new gypsum products. Restrict the construction of new gypsum board production lines with an annual capacity of less than 30 million square meters, and phase out existing production lines with an annual capacity of less than 10 million square meters. Accelerate the application of new phosphogypsum building materials, such as energy-efficient and environmentally friendly phosphogypsum lightweight partition panels and phosphogypsum plastering mortar, which feature high strength, water resistance, light weight, and thermal insulation properties.Prioritize the development of building gypsum powder, gypsum mortar, plastering gypsum, gypsum blocks, paperless gypsum board, prefabricated wall panels, functional gypsum board, self-leveling materials, high-strength gypsum powder, as well as high-value-added products such as gypsum whiskers and by-product cement from sulfuric acid production.
Improve the comprehensive utilization of desulfurization gypsum and phosphogypsum. Focusing on high-value, large-scale, and intensive utilization, promote a range of advanced and applicable technologies and equipment for desulfurization gypsum and phosphogypsum, improve production processes, and expand downstream application areas. Establish a comprehensive industrial chain for the comprehensive utilization of desulfurization gypsum and phosphogypsum to advance in-depth resource utilization.With Jining and Binzhou as focal points, establish a full industrial chain encompassing “industrial by-product gypsum—powder—building materials—deep processing of industrial by-product gypsum.” Strengthen technical support, cultivate model enterprises, and achieve the efficient utilization of industrial by-product gypsum.
IX. Refractory Materials Industry
Prioritize the development of key products. Focus on refractory materials used in cement kilns, dry quenching systems, linings for high-temperature metallurgical vessels, and the iron and steel industry. Develop magnesia products, corundum products, high-melting-point oxide materials and their composites, as well as high-temperature fibers and reinforcing materials.Actively develop functional ceramic overflow bricks and supporting bricks, high-density zirconia bricks, “three-resistant” products, and other refractory materials for glass kilns, as well as a series of refractory castables.
Accelerate the promotion and application of intelligent equipment and advanced practical technologies.Increase the proportion of production equipment such as furnace automation control systems, energy-saving furnace equipment, high-temperature tunnel kilns, automatic hydraulic presses, robotic arms, and robots. Promote fully automated, high-temperature, high-precision intelligent tunnel kilns to achieve full-process automation from raw materials to packaging and shipment; advance the clustered development of the Zibo Zhoucun, Zichuan, and Boshan Refractory Materials Industrial Innovation Demonstration Parks.
X. Wall Materials Industry
Enhance the level of process technology and equipment. Develop advanced technologies and equipment such as production techniques for prefabricated wall materials that integrate thermal insulation, fire resistance, waterproofing, and corrosion resistance; structural-insulation integrated exterior wall panel technology; and decorative-insulation integrated exterior wall insulation technology. Completely phase out outdated process equipment such as rotary kilns and conventional brick extruders.
Accelerate product iteration and upgrading. Prioritize the development of intrinsically safe, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, lightweight, and high-strength wall and roofing materials; vigorously develop prefabricated building components such as prefabricated wall panels; and accelerate the development of municipal paving materials such as permeable bricks. Encourage the transformation of sintered products into decorative and functional materials; support aerated concrete block enterprises in transitioning to panel production.
Chapter 5 Key Tasks
I. Promoting Industrial Innovation and Development
1. Improve the industrial innovation system. Actively cultivate and build innovation platforms such as “government-industry-academia-research-finance-service-application” innovation and entrepreneurship communities to promote the effective aggregation and optimal allocation of innovation factors, thereby enhancing the capacity for scientific and technological innovation. Encourage and support the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements with strong independent innovation capabilities and significant development potential to promote high-quality development in the building materials industry.
2. Tackle Core Technologies. Focusing on major common challenges in the industry, carry out joint technological research and development in key areas such as cement-based materials, advanced glass processing, industrial ceramics, high-performance fibers and composite materials, waterproofing materials, and prefabricated building components, thereby enhancing the industry’s self-reliance and control over industrial and supply chains in critical sectors.
3. Guide Collaborative Innovation. Promote the widespread application of next-generation information technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, big data, mobile internet, and artificial intelligence (AI). Establish and improve systems for design, production control, energy management, and quality traceability. Achieve inter-enterprise collaboration across production and operational stages—including product R&D, design, manufacturing, sales, procurement, management, and maintenance—to guide leading building materials enterprises in transitioning from material suppliers to providers of integrated solutions, thereby fostering collaborative innovation along the industrial chain.
4. Strengthen the Leading Role of Standards. Encourage building materials enterprises to collaborate with universities, architectural design institutes, construction firms, and real estate developers to formulate and revise local, industry, and group standards, accelerating the conversion of technological achievements into technical standards. Enhance the coordination and integration of material standards with design specifications in downstream sectors such as equipment manufacturing, next-generation information technology, and engineering construction, as well as with relevant material application manuals, to elevate the overall development level of the industry through the development of a comprehensive standards system.Support the development of dimension guidelines for major prefabricated building components; promote the factory-based production of common components such as steel sections, concrete components, precast concrete wall panels, composite floor slabs, and staircases; support the compilation of standard drawing collections for integrated and modular building components; enhance the industrial support capabilities for building components such as integrated bathrooms, integrated kitchens, and integrated doors and windows; and gradually establish a standardized and serialized supply system for building components.
II. Promoting Digital Transformation in Smart Manufacturing
1. Enhance Smart Manufacturing Capabilities. Tailored to the industry’s characteristics, focus on key processes such as raw material preparation, crushing and grinding,kiln control, logistics and warehousing, and online inspection, accelerate the promotion and application of advanced technologies such as optimized kiln control, intelligent warehousing and logistics, equipment inspection and maintenance, online monitoring and testing, batch-based customization, network-integrated outsourcing, product quality traceability, and digital design and operations. This will facilitate the intelligent and unmanned transformation of production methods in industries such as cement, sand and gravel aggregates, glass, architectural sanitary ceramics, stone, and wall materials.
2. Strengthen intelligent innovation and application. Encourage leading building materials enterprises to establish open and shared innovation platforms for intelligent manufacturing in the building materials sector. Promote the development of technologies such as intelligent control and optimization, data collection and analysis, fault diagnosis and maintenance, and cryptographic protection, as well as the research, development, and application of intelligent components and equipment such as smart sensors and industrial robots.Promote application scenarios for the Industrial Internet and 5G technology. Support industry associations, research institutions, and leading enterprises in jointly building innovation application platforms for the building materials Industrial Internet. Promote intelligent sensing, identification, positioning, tracking, and management, and encourage enterprises to migrate their infrastructure, business systems, and equipment products to the cloud to achieve the interconnection of manufacturing resources and capabilities.
III. Accelerating the Development of Production-Oriented Services
1. Cultivate the engineering services sector. Guide and support building materials enterprises in extending their service chains; encourage leading enterprises in the sector to provide comprehensive solutions—including personalized customization, integrated support, installation and commissioning, and online technical support—while promoting one-stop services to enhance specialized engineering service capabilities.
2. Enhance Comprehensive Service Capabilities. Support the establishment of provincial-level public service platforms for the building materials industry, led by “pioneering” enterprises, to provide enterprises with comprehensive services including design, production, management, marketing, and e-commerce. Strengthen exchanges and cooperation in technology, products, and markets to achieve complementary development and mutual benefit.Improve the public service platform for building materials logistics and support the construction of high-end building materials industrial logistics parks led by large enterprises. Support third-party inspection and testing services, as well as services such as energy performance contracting and green building materials certification. Promote and strengthen planning and consulting services for the building materials sector, and explore the development of services such as brand and credit assessment for building materials enterprises.
IV. Promoting International Development
Deepen economic and trade cooperation under the “Belt and Road” Initiative. Leveraging functional platforms such as the Shandong Comprehensive Pilot Zone for the Transformation of New and Old Growth Drivers, the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, and the China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone, actively expand foreign trade, with a focus on promoting exports of products such as cement, glass, architectural sanitary ceramics, fiberglass and composite materials, and stone, as well as complete sets of technical equipment.Encourage capable building materials enterprises to establish overseas cooperative projects. Utilize cooperation models such as design and equipment supply, design-build contracting, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), engineering contracting plus financing, engineering contracting plus financing plus operation, and build-operate-transfer (BOT) to drive cooperation in construction engineering, building materials, labor services, technology, and capital. Aggregate global innovation resources, promote the flow of factors of production, enhance resource allocation efficiency, and boost the national competitiveness of Shandong’s building materials industry.
V. Promoting Green and Safe Development
1. Accelerate the Implementation of Ultra-Low Emissions. Implement clean production and energy conservation measures to reduce consumption, fully tap into energy-saving potential in key sectors of the building materials industry, and carry out in-depth pollution control. Promote the implementation of ultra-low emissions in industries such as cement, flat glass, and architectural sanitary ceramics; accelerate ultra-low emission retrofits in cement and other enterprises; establish large-scale demonstration lines; and strengthen the formulation and implementation of ultra-low emission policies and standards in relevant fields.Strictly control energy consumption and carbon emissions; resolutely curb the blind development of high-energy-consumption and high-emission projects; carry out major energy-saving and low-carbon technological upgrades, as well as research, development, and demonstration applications of technologies such as Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS); and promote the building materials industry to take the lead in achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.
2. Promote Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV). Encourage technological innovation in BIPV to integrate photovoltaic systems into building materials, forming an inseparable integrated system that serves as a component of the building structure. Accelerate the deep integration of BIPV with the building materials industry, establish industry collaboration platforms, and ensure that BIPV design and construction standards align with relevant building materials products. Actively promote new business models and applications for BIPV.Encourage relevant building materials enterprises and industrial parks to take the lead in implementing BIPV demonstration projects, and build a number of low-carbon factories and low-carbon industrial parks featuring BIPV, thereby promoting the widespread application of BIPV technologies and products in construction.
3. Promote the construction of green factories. Guide enterprises to construct, renovate, and manage factory buildings in accordance with green factory construction standards, and implement intensive factory layout, harmless raw materials, clean production, waste resource utilization, and low-carbon energy. Support enterprises in promoting green design, developing green products, establishing green industrial parks, and building green supply chains to comprehensively advance the development of a green manufacturing system.Comprehensively promote high-efficiency, energy-saving kilns, clean energy, and integrated flue gas desulfurization, denitrification, and dust removal technologies, as well as energy-saving technologies such as the cascaded utilization of kiln waste heat. Further enhance the independent innovation and system integration capabilities of energy-saving and environmental protection equipment, and implement a series of strategic, supportive, and highly catalytic application demonstration projects.
4. Vigorously develop the circular economy. Cultivate and support enterprises that utilize industrial solid waste through advanced, clean, and environmentally friendly technologies on a large scale and with high-value-added processes. Conduct pilot demonstrations for the comprehensive utilization of waste rock and tailings, steel slag, construction waste, and crop straw. Establish circular economy models such as “coal gangue power generation – coal gangue building materials – deep processing of coal gangue,” “industrial by-product gypsum – powder- building materials - deep processing of industrial by-product gypsum,” “red mud - extraction of valuable metals - building materials - deep processing of red mud,” and “tailings - extraction of valuable metals - building materials - deep processing of tailings,” to enhance the comprehensive utilization of industrial solid waste.
5. Strengthen ecological and environmental protection. Intensify environmental impact assessment efforts in building materials industrial clusters and industrial parks; further consolidate primary responsibility; promote the integration of environmental impact assessments with ecological and environmental zoning controls; improve the standardization of building materials clusters and industrial parks; and facilitate improvements in regional environmental quality and the optimization of industrial development. Strengthen ecological and environmental governance; enhance the standardization of building materials industrial parks; improve safety and environmental management systems within parks; leverage the green and ecological functions of the industry; and reinforce ecological security.
6. Strengthen work safety management. Encourage building materials enterprises to fulfill their primary responsibilities, advance the development of safety standardization and health and environmental management systems, and promote the transition to unmanned or minimally staffed operations for key regulated hazardous processes, high-temperature work environments, major hazard sources under key supervision, and hazardous waste treatment and building materials production lines.Accelerate the implementation of “automation replacing manual labor” in physically demanding and hazardous positions—such as material handling and stacking, feeding and loading, polishing and glazing, painting and sanding, and high-temperature kilns—as well as in high-precision positions involving image recognition, cutting and sorting, pressure molding, and sampling and testing.
Chapter 6 Supporting Measures
I. Strengthening Planning and Guidance
Strengthen organizational implementation, improve coordination mechanisms, formulate work plans, clarify divisions of labor, and assign responsibilities. Plan and advance a batch of highly competitive, high-growth, and highly interconnected flagship projects, while simultaneously implementing enabling upgrades. Coordinate solutions to difficult issues such as capacity layout, environmental access, project approval, and the determination of related costs for cement kiln co-disposal and sand and gravel aggregate production.
II. Strengthening Policy Support
Increase fiscal and tax support by promoting the implementation of national fiscal and tax policies, such as additional deductions for corporate R&D expenses and reduced VAT and income tax rates for building materials derived from comprehensive resource utilization. Improve financial support policies to encourage various financial institutions to provide credit support for eligible building materials projects. Increase financing support for mergers and acquisitions, brand development, R&D center construction, and the establishment of international marketing networks. Actively develop financial leasing and supply chain financial services to expand financing scale for high-growth small and medium-sized building materials enterprises.
III. Deepening Reform and Innovation
Deeply advance supply-side structural reforms and establish and improve a mechanism for optimizing resource allocation that combines government regulation with market operations. Support and encourage state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and small and medium-sized enterprises to deepen cooperation along industrial and supply chains for mutual development. Improve the working mechanisms for serving enterprises, further streamline administration and delegate authority, optimize services, and accelerate the construction of a high-quality industrial ecosystem.
IV. Strengthening Talent Support
Focusing on the needs of industry transformation and upgrading, we will prioritize the development of high-level and highly skilled talent pools, and strengthen the development of disciplines such as traditional building materials and advanced inorganic non-metallic materials. Aligning with industry development trends, we will cultivate a group of high-level strategic scientific and technological talents, leading scientific and technological figures, young scientific and technological talents, and high-level innovation teams in areas such as ultra-low emissions, green building materials, and high-performance new materials. We will establish and improve mechanisms for the cultivation, selection, incentive, supervision, and service of entrepreneurs that meet the requirements of a market economy.Promote technical worker training models that integrate engineering with practical work and foster school-enterprise collaboration, and establish a number of high-skilled talent training bases and public training centers.
V. Enhancing Industry Self-Regulation
Fully leverage the role of industry associations, encourage innovative forms of industry self-regulation, ensure that self-regulatory activities are conducted legally and in compliance with regulations, effectively curb monopolistic behavior, and standardize the order of market competition.Improve mechanisms for the creation, utilization, management, and protection of intellectual property; establish robust information-sharing and interdepartmental coordination mechanisms; and implement lifetime accountability for building materials manufacturers and suppliers. Strengthen the development of the social credit system; improve cross-regional, cross-departmental, and cross-sectoral mechanisms for joint incentives for trustworthy entities and joint penalties for those in breach of trust; enhance the enterprise credit database; and refine the systems for dynamic evaluation and public disclosure of enterprise credit, as well as self-declaration and supervision of product and service standards.
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Statement on the Environmental Impact of the Plan
The 14th Five-Year Plan period is a critical phase for fully implementing the concept that “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets,” synergistically advancing high-level ecological and environmental protection alongside high-quality economic development, and accelerating the realization of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. To thoroughly implement Xi Jinping’s Thought on Ecological Civilization, resolutely carry out the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council regarding ecological civilization construction and ecological and environmental protection, and in accordance with the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government’s work requirements of “Seven Areas of Leading the Way” and “Nine Breakthroughs for a Strong Province,”The “14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Building Materials Industry in Shandong Province” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”) serves as a guiding framework for the comprehensive transformation and upgrading, structural optimization, and accelerated innovation of the province’s building materials industry during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period. It upholds ecological and environmental protection as the bottom line for development, focuses on strengthening planning guidance in areas such as industrial structure optimization and adjustment, transformation of production methods, and the supply of green technologies and products, pursues a path of high-quality development that prioritizes ecology and promotes green and low-carbon practices, and strives to build a strong province in the building materials sector where humanity and nature coexist in harmony.
Chapter 3 of the Plan, “Guiding Ideology, Development Principles, and Main Objectives,” explicitly states in its guiding ideology for the 14th Five-Year Plan period that we must “anchor ourselves in the new stage of development, implement the new development philosophy, integrate into the new development paradigm, take supply-side structural reform as the main thread, high-quality development as the theme, market demand as the orientation, innovation as the driving force, and intelligent and green development as the guiding principles; accelerate the transition from old to new growth drivers, improve the quality and efficiency of industrial development,upgrade and enhance traditional industries, develop and strengthen emerging industries and production-oriented services, foster a sound industrial ecosystem, and open up a new chapter of high-quality development for Shandong’s building materials industry in the new era”;Among the four fundamental principles to be followed, the third is “adhering to green and low-carbon development,” which requires “accelerating the advancement of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, phasing out low-end and inefficient production capacity, promoting the green transformation of industries, advancing energy conservation, emissions reduction, and comprehensive resource utilization, establishing a green building materials industrial system based on the full life cycle, and pursuing a sustainable development path characterized by green and low-carbon practices, cleanliness and safety, and improved quality and efficiency”;Among the primary development objectives, it is explicitly stated that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, efforts will continuously focus on “strengthening, supplementing, and extending industrial chains” to enhance the level of industrial modernization. This will form a new development pattern led by the digital economy, supported by production-oriented services, and featuring the coordinated development of traditional and emerging building materials industries, thereby driving the Shandong building materials industry toward high-end, cluster-based, intelligent, and green development. It also proposes that by 2025, the proportion of industrial solid waste used in building materials production will reach approximately 70%.
Chapter 4 of the Plan, “Development Priorities,” provides strategic guidance on the development directions for 10 building materials sub-sectors. For inefficient and outdated production capacities with relatively significant environmental impacts—with a focus on industries such as cement and glass—the Plan further strengthens hard constraints regarding industry access, energy consumption, environmental protection, and technology. It strictly enforces capacity replacement policies, strictly prohibits the addition of new cement clinker and grinding capacities, and strictly prohibits the addition of new capacities for ordinary architectural glass.For traditional competitive industries that have a certain environmental impact, efforts will be intensified to upgrade and modernize technologies, further enhancing the industry’s level of high-end, intelligent, and green development. This will accelerate the transformation of quality, efficiency, and growth drivers, promote industrial transformation and upgrading, and facilitate the development of the building materials industry toward high-quality growth.
Chapter 5 of the Plan, titled “Key Tasks,” dedicates a section to “Promoting Green and Safe Development.” Overall, it outlines key measures to advance the green and safe development of the building materials industry, focusing on accelerating the implementation of ultra-low emissions, expediting the construction of green factories, vigorously developing the circular economy, and strengthening ecological and environmental protection. Specifically, it calls for advancing in-depth pollution control in industries such as glass and ceramics, and carrying out ultra-low emission retrofits in industries such as cement.Strengthen environmental impact assessment (EIA) work in building materials industrial clusters and industrial parks; further consolidate primary responsibility; promote the integration of EIA with ecological and environmental zoning controls; enhance quality supervision of planning-level EIAs; establish a comprehensive regulatory system; improve the standardization of construction in building materials clusters and industrial parks; and promote regional environmental quality improvement and industrial development optimization.Strengthen ecological and environmental governance and improve the standardization of construction in building materials industrial parks. Improve the safety and environmental management systems of industrial parks in terms of planning and layout, public utilities, safety management, and energy conservation and emission reduction; leverage the green and ecological functions of the industry; and enhance ecological security.
Chapter 6 of the Plan, “Supporting Measures,” specifically proposes under the “Strengthening Planning Guidance” section to coordinate and resolve difficult issues such as capacity layout, environmental access requirements, project approval, and the determination of related costs for cement kiln co-processing and sand and gravel aggregate production, thereby promoting technological upgrades and the phasing out of outdated production capacity within the industry.
In summary, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the Plan adheres to the principles of prioritizing conservation, protection, and natural restoration. It strictly implements the requirements of the "Opinions of the People’s Government of Shandong Province on Implementing Ecological and Environmental Zoning Control under the ‘Three Lines and One List’ System" (Lu Zheng Zi [2020] No. 269) to promote high-quality development in the building materials industry.Outdated processes and equipment shall be phased out, and pollution emissions strictly controlled. Enterprises shall be guided to implement reduction, resource recovery, and harmless disposal of solid waste, reduce material and energy waste during production, improve resource utilization rates, decrease waste emissions, strengthen waste treatment, and effectively improve the ecological environment. Relevant building materials industry projects and industrial clusters shall conduct environmental impact assessments for construction projects or planning in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.Overall, the Plan aligns with the requirements of the new development philosophy and complies with higher-level and relevant planning documents. The key directions for industrial development and the environmental rationality and feasibility of the structural layout are generally sound, and the policy orientation and specific measures for preventing and mitigating adverse environmental impacts demonstrate strong relevance and effectiveness.The implementation of the Plan will inevitably accompany industrial development and will unavoidably result in certain levels of air pollution, surface water and groundwater pollution, noise pollution, and solid waste pollution, thereby exerting a certain impact on the ecological environment. However, provided that the prevention and control measures outlined in the Plan are fully implemented, the negative impact of the Plan’s implementation on the ecological environment can generally be kept within the bounds of the binding targets for the 14th Five-Year Plan period and will play a positive role in promoting the improvement of the province’s ecological environment quality.
