Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China released the “Guidance Catalog for Industrial Relocation” (2018 Edition). The Catalog categorizes the industrial development directions of all provinces and cities into four major regions—Northeast, Eastern, Central, and Western—and clearly identifies the industries that each region should prioritize in terms of acceptance and development, as well as those industries that need to be guided toward optimization and adjustment. The rubber industry was specifically mentioned several times. The following is a summary of the development plans for synthetic rubber and related new elastomer materials across various provinces and cities:

　　I. Liaoning Province

　　1. Deep-processing products of ethylene, propylene, and C4 hydrocarbons (Dalian City)

　　2. Specialty Synthetic Rubbers and High-Performance Thermoplastic Elastomers (Shenyang City, Dalian City, Fushun City, Panjin City)

　　II. Jilin Province

　　1. Specialty rubbers such as ethylene-propylene rubber, isoprene rubber, and butyl rubber (Jilin City)

　　2. Polymer Materials for Automotive Lightweighting (Jilin City, Changchun City, Siping City, Gongzhuling City)

　　III. Heilongjiang Province

　　1. Deep Processing of Petrochemicals (Daqing City, Harbin City, Qiqihar City, Mudanjiang City, Suihua City)

　　IV. Hebei Province

　　1. Integrated Refining and Petrochemical Complex (Tangshan City, Cangzhou City)

　　2. Engineering rubber (Hengshui City, Cangzhou City, Shijiazhuang City, Tangshan City, Xingtai City)

　　3. Special engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPU) materials (Shijiazhuang City, Baoding City, Hengshui City, Handan City)

　　V. Shanghai Municipality

　　1. New series of polyurethane materials and supporting raw materials (Chemical Zone, Jinshan District)

　　VI. Jiangsu Province

　　1. Petrochemical Deep Processing (Lianyungang City)

　　7. Zhejiang Province

　　1. Integrated Refining and Petrochemical Complex (Ningbo City, Zhoushan City)

　　2. Advanced Polymer Materials (Ningbo City, Zhoushan City, Jiaxing City, Shaoxing City)

　　VIII. Fujian Province

　　1. Deep Processing of Petrochemicals (Quanzhou City, Zhangzhou City)

　　2. Production facilities for butyl rubber, ethylene-propylene rubber, solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber, and rare-earth-based cis-butadiene rubber (Quanzhou City, Zhangzhou City)

　　9. Guangdong Province

　　1. Deep Processing of Petrochemicals (Huizhou City, Zhanjiang City, Jieyang City, Maoming City)

　　2. High-performance polymer materials for automotive lightweighting, high-grade radial tires and specialized supporting materials (Guangzhou City, Shantou City, Huizhou City, Maoming City, Jieyang City)

　　3. New elastomer materials (Guangzhou City, Huizhou City, Maoming City, Jieyang City, Zhanjiang City)

　　X. Hainan Province

　　1. High-performance rubber and high-performance fibers (Haikou City, Chengmai County, Danzhou City, Dongfang City)

　　Eleven, Henan Province

　　1. Synthetic resins, synthetic rubber (Luoyang City, Pingdingshan City, Hebi City, Jiaozuo City, Puyang City)

　　2. Functional polymer materials and specialty polymers (Kaifeng City, Luoyang City, Pingdingshan City, Xinxiang City, Puyang City)

　　Twelve, Hubei Province

　　1. Specialty Rubber (Suizhou City)

　　13. Hunan Province

　　1. Specialty Rubber (Yueyang City)

　　14. Sichuan Province

　　1. Specialty Synthetic Rubber (Chengdu City, Zigong City, Nanchong City)

　　Fifteen, Yunnan Province

　　1. Deep Processing of Petrochemicals (Kunming City, Chuxiong Prefecture)

　　16. Gansu Province

　　1. Deep-processing products such as synthetic materials and fine chemicals (Baiyin City, Lanzhou City, Jiuquan City, Qingyang City, Zhangye City)

　　17. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

　　1. Synthetic rubber (Yinchuan City, Shizuishan City, Wuzhong City)

　　It is particularly important to note that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has clearly articulated the overarching principle of “market-driven, government-guided,” and stated that the “Transfer Catalogue” is primarily intended to highlight directional guidance, aiming to provide guidance for all parties involved in industrial transfer. It does not impose restrictions on industries or regions not listed as priority areas for development and acceptance; nor does it set specific timetables, roadmaps, or task lists for industries that are being guided toward optimization and adjustment.