en.Wedoany.com Reported - On July 8, the Zibo Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology convened a promotion meeting for the construction of pioneering applications of "Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing" in the chemical industry, aiming to implement the requirements of the "Shandong Province 'AI + Manufacturing' Action Plan (2026-2028)" and comprehensively advance the intelligent transformation of the city's chemical sector. Heads of industry and information technology departments from various districts and counties, representatives of leading chemical industry chain enterprises, and AI service providers attended the meeting.
During the meeting, the Zibo Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology systematically explained the background, key tasks, and supporting policies for the creation of pioneering applications of "AI + Manufacturing" in the chemical industry. Service provider representatives Hollysys and LanZhuo presented typical application scenarios, solutions, and practical cases of AI empowering the chemical industry. Leading chain enterprise representatives, including Qilu Petrochemical, Dongyue, and Qixiang Tengda, exchanged views on the current status of AI applications, development pain points, and implementation plans.
The meeting noted that two major strategic tasks—the national pilot city for digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises and the provincial pioneering application construction of "AI + Chemical"—are being advanced simultaneously in Zibo. The city must coordinate efforts from three dimensions: ideological enhancement, action implementation, and service assurance, adhering to the "dual-wheel drive" of the pilot city and pioneering application construction, working against a tight schedule, and breaking down tasks in detail. Specifically, the pilot city work needs to accelerate in publicity and mobilization, project signing, and transformation implementation, increasing the coverage rate of pilot enterprises and the contract conversion rate. Meanwhile, the construction of "AI + Chemical" pioneering applications should leverage the pilot foundation to comprehensively conduct demand surveys, scenario identification, benchmark creation, and supply-demand matching, striving to achieve a breakthrough of over 50% in the application penetration rate of AI technology among the city's above-scale chemical enterprises.
In the next step, the Zibo Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology will strengthen overall coordination, collaborate with industry and information technology departments in all districts and counties, and combine with the pilot city work to complete the construction of "AI + Chemical" pioneering applications with high quality, accelerating the deep integration of AI and the chemical manufacturing industry, and creating a "Zibo Model" for digital and intelligent transformation of the manufacturing sector.
