MIIT planning director Yao Jun said on Aug. 26 the ministry will organize a
traditional-industry rejuvenation program during China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
period, prioritizing national standards, digital-intelligent and green
technologies, and tighter environmental and safety institutional constraints to
raise quality, brands and efficiency. The program will emphasize
technology-led transformation: deepen manufacturing “new-type technological
renovation” city pilots, accelerate equipment upgrades and model renewal, and
promote retrofits that target quality and efficiency using digital and
low‑carbon technologies to push intelligent, green and integrated development.
MIIT identified petrochemicals and chemicals for accelerated replacement of
obsolete units, greater use of digital and green tech to cut safety and
environmental risks, and coordinated pollution and carbon reductions. The
ministry also plans standards-driven and quality-upgrade actions to support the
industrial upgrade.
