Industrial & Investment Guidance Catalogue for Guiding Industry Restructuring (2019 Edition)

Catalogue for Guiding Industry Restructuring (2019 Edition)
(Adopted at the 2nd Commission Meeting of the National Development and Reform Commission on August 27, 2019; Promulgated by Order No. 29 of the National Development and Reform Commission on October 30, 2019; Effective as of January 1, 2020. Revised according to Order No. 49 of the National Development and Reform Commission on December 27, 2021 [First Revision])
Preamble
The Catalogue for Guiding Industry Restructuring (2019 Edition), deliberated and adopted at the 2nd Commission Meeting of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on August 27, 2019, is hereby promulgated and shall come into effect on January 1, 2020. The Catalogue for Guiding Industry Restructuring (2011 Edition, Amendment) shall be repealed simultaneously.
The Catalogue serves as an important basis for guiding investment directions, managing government approvals, and formulating policies related to finance, taxation, land, imports, and environmental protection.
It divides industries into three categories:
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Encouraged Industries – those supported by national industrial policies.
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Restricted Industries – those to be adjusted or transformed under stricter supervision.
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Eliminated Industries – those to be phased out due to outdated technology, high energy consumption, or environmental risks.
Category I: Encouraged Industries
I. Agriculture and Forestry
Projects for farmland construction and protection, including high-standard farmland development, water conservancy for farmland, efficient water-saving irrigation, and land improvement.
Construction of agricultural product and crop seed bases.
Development and application of advanced technologies for protected cultivation of vegetables, melons, fruits, and flowers (including soilless cultivation); development and use of high-quality, high-yield, and standardized cultivation technologies.
Development and application of standardized, large-scale livestock and poultry breeding technologies.
Prevention and control of major plant diseases, pests, and animal epidemics.
Breeding, propagation, conservation, and development of superior animal and plant varieties (including wild species); biological breeding; development and application of technologies and equipment for seed and seedling production, processing, packaging, testing, identification, storage, and transportation.
Development and application of technologies for dryland and water-saving agriculture, conservation tillage, ecological agriculture, cultivated land quality improvement, rapid fertility building for newly reclaimed land, and integrated water and fertilizer management.
Development and application of technologies for ecological planting and ecological farming.
Demonstration and application of fully biodegradable agricultural film; management and remediation of polluted farmland.
Development of high-quality, safe, and environmentally friendly agricultural inputs marked with green production labels (feed, feed additives, fertilizers, pesticides, veterinary drugs, etc.), and food additives permitted for green food production.
Resource proliferation and protection projects for major inland lakes.
Deep-sea fishing, artificial reef projects, fisheries administration and fishing port engineering.
Factory production of cattle and sheep embryos and semen.
Development and application of agricultural biotechnology.
Development and application of technologies for farmland management and rapid testing of soil, fertilizer, and water quality.
Construction and protection of agricultural, forestry, livestock, and fishery germplasm resource bases; collection, preservation, identification, development, and application of germplasm resources.
Comprehensive utilization of crop straw (for fertilizer, feed, energy, substrate, raw material, etc.).
Development and utilization of rural renewable resources (biogas, bio-natural gas, utilization of biogas residue and slurry, biogas power generation, biomass heating, straw gasification, utilization of waste fungus sticks, solar energy use).
Comprehensive management of grassland and forest disasters.
Projects for returning farmland to forest and grassland, returning grazing land to grassland, and restoration of natural grassland vegetation; planting and processing of high-quality forage grass.
Development and application of new technologies for veterinary diagnostic reagents, vaccines, and low-toxicity, low-residue veterinary drugs.
Cultivation and production of natural rubber and Eucommia ulmoides.
Development and application of monitoring technologies for harmful elements in pollution-free agricultural products and their environments.
Development and application of harmless treatment technologies for organic waste and industrialized production of organic fertilizer.
Development and application of pollution-free and green production technologies for agriculture, animal husbandry, and fisheries.
Storage, transportation, preservation, processing, and comprehensive utilization of agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery products.
Projects for shelterbelt construction, natural forest protection, forest tending, and improvement of low-quality and low-efficiency forests.
Construction of national reserve forests, characteristic economic forests, carbon sink forests, and projects for tree planting, grass seeding, and forest seedlings; construction of woody oil bases such as Camellia oleifera and oil palm; cultivation and industrialization of biomass energy forests.
Comprehensive soil erosion control, desertification control, rocky desertification control, and sand prevention projects.
Construction of nature reserves and ecological demonstration projects for oceans, forests, wildlife, wetlands, deserts, and grasslands.
Production of new materials for sand fixation, water retention, and soil improvement.
Cultivation of salt-tolerant and drought-resistant plants.
Development and deep processing of bamboo, rattan, and flowers.
Protection, improvement, and utilization of forest and grassland gene resources and wild economic forest species.
Protection of rare and endangered wildlife and ancient trees.
Deep processing of small fuelwood, sandy shrubs, and forestry residues.
Breeding bases for wildlife and plants, and establishment of epidemic monitoring and early warning systems.
Cultivation and production of regional medicinal materials and endangered or scarce animal and plant medicinal resources; cultivation and utilization of under-forest resources such as spices and wild flowers.
Development and application of wood, bamboo, and grass-based composite materials.
Construction of rosin forests and development of forest chemical products.
Development and application of artificial weather modification technologies (rain enhancement, hail suppression).
Development and application of digital agriculture, forestry, and grassland technologies.
Technologies for agricultural and rural environmental protection and governance.
Healthy freshwater and marine aquaculture, deep processing of aquatic products, and protection of fishery resources; marine ranching.
Construction of small ecological watersheds and prevention of agricultural non-point source pollution.
Promotion and application of grain and oil drying equipment, green grain storage, rodent control, and advanced storage silos.
Development and application of pest density monitoring technologies.
Meteorological satellite engineering (development, production, ground reception, software systems, and application technology), and meteorological information services.
Digital transformation of agricultural production and smart agriculture projects.
Ecological agriculture projects integrating rural wastewater and manure treatment.
Comprehensive management of rural domestic sewage, solid waste, livestock manure, and agricultural waste.
Development of high-quality leisure agriculture and rural tourism.
Treatment and utilization of livestock and poultry waste (fertilizer, energy, bedding).
Digital village construction and information access projects.
“Internet +” agricultural product logistics projects.
Development and application of energy-saving, resource-saving, and environmentally friendly wood processing technologies.
II. Water Conservancy
Construction of river, lake, and sea levees and regulation projects.
Inter-basin water transfer projects.
Urban and rural water supply source development.
Rural drinking water safety projects.
Flood detention and storage basins.
Dredging and desilting of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
Reinforcement of dangerous reservoirs and sluices.
Development and application of hidden hazard monitoring and repair technologies for dams and embankments.
Urban waterlogging and flood control projects.
Estuary gate and tidal regulation projects.
Comprehensive utilization water conservancy hub projects.
Warping dam and sedimentation projects.
Development and manufacture of new materials for water conservancy projects.
Renovation and construction of irrigation districts and supporting facilities.
Promotion and application of water-saving irrigation technologies.
Renovation and upgrading of irrigation and drainage pumping stations.
Schistosomiasis control water projects.
Mountain flood and geological disaster prevention (monitoring, forecasting, early warning systems, treatment of debris flow and landslides).
Water ecosystem and groundwater protection and restoration projects.
Water source protection zones (delimitation, isolation, soil conservation, water ecology restoration).
Automated soil erosion monitoring and forecasting systems.
Automated flood dispatching systems and flood risk mapping technologies.
Water resource management information systems.
Hydrological monitoring networks and capacity-building projects.
Development and utilization of unconventional water resources.
III. Coal Industry
Geological exploration of coalfields.
Prevention of mine disasters (gas, dust, water, fire, rockburst).
Development and application of briquette and coal-water slurry technologies.
Processing and comprehensive utilization of coal-associated resources.
Development and utilization of coalbed methane and coal mine gas.
Comprehensive utilization of low-calorific fuels such as coal gangue and slime.
Pipeline transportation of coal.
Clean and efficient coal washing and preparation technology.
Mine subsidence management and mine water utilization.
Integrated coal and power generation projects.
Efficient mining methods for improved recovery.
Backfilling of mined-out areas using gangue or other materials.
Development of underground rescue technologies.
Integrated process monitoring and control for coal production.
Construction of coal storage and trading centers.
Development of miner safety and self-rescue equipment.
Intelligent mining and coal mine robots.
Clean and efficient coal utilization technology.
IV. Electric Power
Construction of large and medium-sized hydropower and pumped storage stations.
Coal power units of 600 MW and above (ultra-supercritical).
Combined heat and power (CHP) and combined heat-power-cooling systems.
Construction of 600 MW and above air-cooled units in water-scarce areas.
Natural gas peak-shaving power plants.
Advanced clean coal power generation (CFB, PFBC, IGCC).
Power generation utilizing coal gangue and low-grade fuels.
500 kV and above transmission and transformation projects.
Ultra-low emission retrofits for coal-fired units.
Smart grid construction and incremental distribution networks.
Relay protection and monitoring technologies for grid safety.
Automation technologies for large power stations.
Inter-regional grid interconnection technology.
Energy-saving and environmental protection technologies for power systems.
Loss reduction technologies in transmission and distribution.
Distributed generation and microgrid connection technology.
Coordinated control of multiple pollutants.
Recycling and regeneration of flue gas catalysts.
Low-temperature hydropower ecological restoration technologies.
Development of energy storage systems.
Electric vehicle charging facilities.
Ventilation air methane (VAM) power generation.
Waste incineration power generation systems.
Distributed energy resource development.
Efficient electric energy substitution technologies.
Coal-biomass co-firing power generation.
Flexibility retrofitting of thermal units.
Smart energy system integration.
V. New Energy
Solar thermal and photovoltaic system integration, inverter control systems.
Hybrid hydrogen-wind-solar complementary systems.
Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems.
High-efficiency solar heating systems and medium-to-high temperature applications.
Non-grain biomass fuels (cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, bio-jet fuel).
Biomass gasification and combustion power technologies.
Equipment for biomass collection, storage, and processing.
Biogas and bio-natural gas production from organic waste.
Equipment for biogas purification and distribution.
Ocean and geothermal energy utilization technologies.
Offshore wind turbines (5 MW and above) and equipment.
Offshore wind farm construction and submarine cables.
Energy internet technologies (energy routers, trading systems).
Efficient hydrogen production, storage, transport, and refueling infrastructure.
Mobile new energy applications.
Complementary generation between conventional and new energy sources.
VI. Nuclear Energy
Uranium geological exploration, mining, metallurgy, and refining.
Construction and technology development of advanced nuclear reactors and multipurpose modular small reactors.
Nuclear power plant construction.
Manufacture of high-performance nuclear fuel elements, MOX elements, and metallic elements.
Spent-fuel reprocessing.
Technology development for isotope, accelerator, and irradiation applications.
Development and equipment manufacturing for advanced uranium-isotope separation technologies.
Development of radiation-protection technology and monitoring instruments.
Development of key systems and equipment for nuclear safety.
Decommissioning of nuclear facilities and management of radioactive waste.
Technology and equipment for extending nuclear-plant service life and decommissioning.
Emergency-rescue technology and equipment for nuclear facilities.
Comprehensive utilization of nuclear energy (heating, steam supply, seawater desalination, etc.).
VII. Petroleum and Natural Gas
Exploration and production of conventional oil and gas.
Exploration and development of unconventional resources such as shale gas, shale oil, tight oil, oil sands, and gas hydrates.
Construction of storage, transportation, and pipeline networks for crude oil, natural gas, LNG, and refined products, including LNG refueling facilities.
Comprehensive utilization of oil- and gas-associated resources.
Enhanced oil-recovery technologies; ecological restoration and pollution-prevention engineering in oil and gas fields.
Recovery and utilization of associated gas.
Distributed natural-gas energy systems.
Volatile-oil and gas-recovery systems for petroleum storage and transport.
Development of LNG technology and equipment.
Automatic monitoring systems for oil- and gas-recovery processes.
VIII. Iron and Steel
Exploration of replacement iron-ore resources; beneficiation of low-grade and refractory ores; efficient, green, and intelligent production of high-grade concentrates.
Advanced coke-oven control, recycling of desulfurization and denitrification by-products, treatment and reuse of wastewater and waste gas from coking, and recovery of waste heat.
Non-blast-furnace ironmaking technology.
Development and production of high-performance steels: bearing, gear, spring, seismic rebar, high-strength structural, pipeline, corrosion-resistant, and ultra-high-strength bridge steels; high-grade tool, die, and stainless steels; special steels for energy, automotive, marine, and semiconductor applications.
Application of new-generation thermo-mechanical controlled processing (TMCP), direct rolling, endless rolling, and other energy-saving technologies.
Production of ultra-high-power graphite electrodes, high-strength carbon materials, and environmentally friendly refractory materials.
Full-process quality-control systems for steel products.
Use of steel-industry facilities for treatment of social waste (excluding hazardous waste).
Ultra-low-emission technologies and resource recycling of by-products.
Comprehensive utilization of metallurgical solid and liquid wastes and inter-industry recycling technologies.
Efficient pelletizing and high-ratio pellet smelting technologies.
IX. Non-Ferrous Metals
Exploration and development of deep and difficult non-ferrous-metal deposits; recovery of scarce resources.
Efficient, low-pollution smelting processes.
Large-scale recycling and comprehensive utilization of renewable non-ferrous metals:
– recovery of mixed and waste metals,
– extraction of valuable elements,
– reuse of red mud and slag,
– alumina extraction from fly ash,
– reduction and harmless treatment of tungsten-smelting residues.
Production of new non-ferrous materials for information and new-energy industries:
– large-diameter silicon single crystals and wafers,
– compound semiconductors,
– ultra-high-purity target materials and rare metals,
– nuclear-grade zirconium,
– battery-electrode precursors.
Advanced non-ferrous materials for transport and high-end manufacturing:
– high-conductivity copper alloys,
– high-strength aluminum and magnesium alloys for aviation and rail,
– tungsten, molybdenum, and titanium materials for aerospace and biomedical uses,
– high-end metal powders for 3-D printing,
– high-quality rare-earth magnetic and functional materials.
Production of continuous metal coils, vacuum-coating materials, and high-performance copper foil for new-energy and electronic applications.
X. Gold Industry
Deep-level (≥1 000 m) gold exploration and mining.
Gold recovery from tailings and waste rock.
Comprehensive utilization of valuable elements in gold smelting, with recovery and utilization rates meeting national efficiency standards.
XI. Petrochemical Industry
Crude-oil processing with advanced, energy-saving, and environmentally friendly technologies; optimization of refinery configuration to improve light-oil yield and product quality.
Production of high-performance, high-value-added petrochemical products such as:
– polypropylene, polybutylene, and copolymers;
– high-performance polyethylene;
– acrylonitrile, styrene, and MMA;
– polycarbonate and engineering plastics.
Integrated refining–chemical projects with optimized resource and energy use.
Production of high-purity reagents and electronic-grade chemical materials.
Development of biodegradable plastics and bio-based chemical materials.
Recycling of waste plastics and rubber into fuels and raw materials.
Production of catalysts and additives for clean fuels and green chemistry.
Desulfurization, denitrification, and VOC-control technologies for refining and petrochemical plants.
Comprehensive utilization of by-products such as hydrogen, sulfur, carbon dioxide, and heat.
Development of fine chemicals: coatings, adhesives, surfactants, specialty oils, and lubricant additives.
Large-scale production of new refrigerants with low global-warming potential.
XII. Chemical Raw Materials and Products
Production of new chemical materials: fluoropolymers, silicone materials, high-performance fibers, engineering plastics, elastomers, membranes, ion-exchange resins, and composite materials.
Development of bio-based chemical materials: polylactic acid, succinic acid, bio-ethylene glycol, and bio-based surfactants.
Clean production of inorganic chemicals and fertilizers:
– high-efficiency ammonia synthesis,
– sulfur-recovery and desulfurization,
– green nitric-acid and phosphoric-acid processes.
Production of high-purity industrial gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and specialty gas mixtures.
Comprehensive utilization of coal chemical and petrochemical by-products.
Production of electronic chemicals: photoresists, etchants, CMP slurries, high-purity solvents, and precursors for semiconductor manufacturing.
Manufacture of high-end coatings, inks, and dyes with low VOC and low toxicity.
Clean production of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers meeting green-agriculture standards.
Development of lithium-ion-battery electrolyte materials and other energy-storage chemicals.
Comprehensive treatment and recycling of chemical solid waste, wastewater, and tail gas.
XIII. Pharmaceutical Industry
Research, development, and production of innovative chemical drugs, biological drugs, and vaccines.
Modernization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM): standardized planting, processing, and extraction of medicinal materials; development of new dosage forms.
Production of high-end generic drugs and consistency-evaluation projects.
Development and industrialization of advanced medical-device materials and diagnostic reagents.
Research and application of precision medicine, genetic testing, and cell and gene therapy.
Construction of GMP-compliant pharmaceutical manufacturing bases.
Development of APIs and intermediates with clean, continuous, and green processes.
Recycling and harmless treatment of pharmaceutical waste.
Biopharmaceutical contract-development and manufacturing platforms.
XIV. Building Materials Industry
Production of new building materials: lightweight, high-strength, thermal-insulation, waterproof, and decorative materials.
Development of green cement, ready-mixed concrete, and prefabricated-building components.
Utilization of industrial solid waste (fly ash, slag, construction waste) in building-material production.
Manufacture of glass-fiber, carbon-fiber, and composite-reinforced products.
Development of ultra-clear glass, special glass, and energy-saving coated glass.
Production of new wall materials, ceramic tiles, and sanitary ware with clean-energy kilns.
Energy-saving retrofits for existing building-material plants.
Comprehensive utilization of tailings and waste rock in cement and ceramics.
Development and application of 3-D printing and modular construction technologies.
Production of decorative and functional coatings, sealants, and adhesives meeting green-building standards.
XV. Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Development and manufacture of high-end CNC machine tools, precision measuring instruments, and industrial robots.
Production of intelligent manufacturing systems and key components (controllers, servo motors, sensors, reducers).
Manufacture of large-scale, high-efficiency, and energy-saving equipment for petrochemical, metallurgy, mining, power, and transportation industries.
Development of precision instruments for aerospace, shipbuilding, and nuclear industries.
Production of additive-manufacturing (3-D printing) equipment and metal-powder-production lines.
Manufacture of agricultural machinery for precision planting, harvesting, and processing.
Manufacture of construction machinery, tunneling machines, and shield machines with intelligent control.
Production of marine engineering equipment, offshore platforms, and underwater robots.
Manufacture of equipment for renewable energy: wind-turbine gearboxes, generators, blades, and photovoltaic manufacturing lines.
Production of advanced logistics equipment: automated warehouses, AGVs, and conveyor systems.
Development of medical equipment and precision diagnostic devices.
Manufacture of key components for rail-transit systems, including traction systems, braking systems, and signaling equipment.
Development of intelligent packaging and printing machinery.
Comprehensive remanufacturing and recycling of used mechanical equipment.
Digitalization and networking transformation of traditional machinery production.
XVI. Transportation and Logistics
Construction and upgrading of high-speed railways, intercity rail, urban rail-transit systems, and intelligent rail-control networks.
Expansion and electrification of trunk and branch railways; upgrading of existing lines for heavy haul, passenger–freight separation, and speed enhancement.
Construction of dedicated freight railways, logistics hubs, and multimodal-transport centers.
Development of intelligent road-traffic management systems, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies, and autonomous-driving testing zones.
Building of expressways, Class I–IV highways, rural roads, and green transport corridors.
Port and wharf construction, including deep-water, container, and LNG terminals.
Development of automated container-handling systems and port-logistics information platforms.
Construction of airports, general-aviation facilities, and air-traffic-management modernization projects.
Production and application of new-energy vehicles, vessels, locomotives, and aircraft.
Development of hydrogen-fuel-cell, electric-drive, and hybrid-propulsion systems.
Intelligent shipbuilding, vessel-traffic-service systems, and maritime-rescue infrastructure.
Integrated cold-chain logistics and e-commerce distribution networks.
Development of smart logistics, warehousing automation, and supply-chain digital platforms.
Construction of postal and express-delivery sorting centers and last-mile networks.
XVII. Information Technology, Electronics, and Telecommunications
Research and industrialization of core electronic components: high-end chips, sensors, displays, and optoelectronic devices.
Design and manufacture of integrated circuits at 28 nm and below; packaging and testing technologies.
Production of new-generation semiconductors: SiC, GaN, GaAs, and compound materials.
Development of high-end servers, supercomputers, and cloud-computing infrastructure.
5G and beyond-5G (6G) network equipment and base-station construction.
Industrial internet platforms, edge computing, and data-center projects.
Cyber-security products and encryption-service systems.
Development of high-end communication satellites, payloads, and ground terminals.
Manufacture of precision optical fibers, connectors, and photonic integrated circuits.
Artificial-intelligence algorithms and hardware; big-data analytics and cloud-service platforms.
Quantum-communication and quantum-computing R&D.
IoT devices, smart-home systems, and wearable technology.
Smart-city infrastructure and digital-government platforms.
Software-engineering service outsourcing, information-security evaluation, and standardization.
XVIII. Environmental Protection, Circular Economy, and Resource Utilization
Air-pollution prevention: low-NOₓ combustion, flue-gas desulfurization/denitrification, VOC control, and dust collection.
Water-pollution prevention: advanced treatment of industrial and municipal wastewater; water-reclamation and reuse.
Solid-waste management: classification, recycling, resource recovery, and safe disposal of hazardous waste.
Comprehensive utilization of industrial by-products such as fly ash, slag, red mud, phosphogypsum, and tailings.
Development of green manufacturing, cleaner-production audits, and eco-industrial-park construction.
Recycling systems for renewable resources (metals, plastics, paper, glass, textiles, electronic waste).
Development of urban mineral resource centers.
Energy-saving services, contract-energy-management projects, and energy-efficiency technologies.
Waste-to-energy power generation, methane recovery, and biomass utilization.
Environmental-monitoring instrumentation and online monitoring networks.
Restoration of mines, industrial sites, and contaminated soil.
Ecological-compensation and carbon-sink projects.
Development of circular-economy standards and certification systems.
XIX. Education, Culture, Health, Sports, and Social Services
Modern vocational-education and training institutions linked to industrial needs.
Private higher-education and international-cooperation programs.
Development of lifelong-learning and digital-education platforms.
Cultural and creative industries, digital content, film and television production bases.
Protection and utilization of cultural heritage and intangible cultural assets.
Public health infrastructure: disease-control centers, laboratories, and medical-service systems.
Elderly-care, rehabilitation, and disability-assistance facilities.
Public sports venues, fitness centers, and smart-sports services.
Child-care, community-service, and public-welfare programs.
Social work, volunteer-service systems, and emergency-rescue organizations.
Category II – Restricted Industries
Projects with outdated processes, excessive resource or energy consumption, or low environmental performance, which must undergo technological transformation, consolidation, or gradual phase-out under national supervision.
Representative areas include:
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Excess capacity in conventional steel, cement, plate glass, electrolytic aluminum, and shipbuilding.
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Small-scale coal mining and low-efficiency thermal-power generation.
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Outdated coking, electroplating, tanning, and paper-making processes.
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Construction of new production lines using obsolete equipment or violating ecological-protection zoning.
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Non-compliant chemical, pesticide, and fertilizer plants located within environmental-control zones.
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Low-grade textile printing and dyeing with high water and energy intensity.
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Simple resource extraction without comprehensive recovery.
Enterprises within these categories must upgrade to meet national industrial, environmental, and energy-efficiency standards within a specified time limit; otherwise, they will be ordered to close.
Category III – Eliminated Industries
Industries, products, technologies, and equipment explicitly listed by the State Council and relevant ministries as to be phased out immediately, due to serious pollution, energy waste, or safety hazards.
Representative examples include:
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Production of asbestos products (except high-tech special uses).
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Mercury-cell chlor-alkali production.
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Small coal-fired boilers and kilns below national efficiency standards.
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Single-cycle internal-combustion generators with high emissions.
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Outdated lead-acid battery and electrolysis processes.
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Manufacturing or use of banned pesticides and toxic chemicals.
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Production of plastic bags and tableware failing national degradation standards.
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Use of ozone-depleting substances prohibited by international conventions.
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Dismantling of ships and vehicles without environmental protection measures.
Provincial and local authorities must formulate elimination timetables, supervise shutdown and replacement, and ensure workers’ resettlement and environmental remediation.
Implementation and Interpretation
This catalogue is jointly implemented by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and relevant departments of the State Council.
Local governments shall formulate supporting catalogues consistent with national direction, taking into account regional conditions and development priorities.
Industries not listed as “Restricted” or “Eliminated” are deemed permitted.
Effective Date
This Catalogue for Guiding Industry Restructuring (2019 Edition) entered into force on January 1, 2020.
The Catalogue for Guiding Industry Restructuring (2011 Edition, Amendment) was repealed simultaneously.