On December 24th, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce released the "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2025 Edition)", which will come into effect on February 1st, 2026. The "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2022 Edition)" is simultaneously abolished.
The "Encouragement Catalogue" is an important policy for attracting foreign investment in China, and also an important policy for foreign investment industries and regions. The revision and release of the new version of the "Encouragement Catalogue" is an important measure to attract and utilize foreign investment on a larger scale. The overall consideration of this revision is to implement the decisions and deployments of the Central Committee and the State Council regarding stabilizing foreign investment, guide more foreign investment to be directed towards advanced manufacturing, modern services, high-tech, energy conservation and environmental protection fields, as well as the central and western regions and the northeastern region.
The new version of the "Encouragement Catalogue" contains a total of 1,679 items. Compared with the 2022 version, it has increased by 205 items and modified 303 items. Among them, the National Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (hereinafter referred to as the National Catalogue) consists of 619 items, with an increase of 100 items and a modification of 131 items; the Regional Catalogue of Industries Favorable for Foreign Investment in the Central and Western Regions (hereinafter referred to as the Regional Catalogue) consists of 1,060 items, with an increase of 105 items and a modification of 172 items.
Compared with the "Encouragement Catalogue 2022", the main changes in the national catalogue of the bio-based and degradable materials field in the "Encouragement Catalogue 2025" are as follows:
In the classification of the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry, a new item "Development and Production of Bio-based Chemicals" has been added;
In the classification of the textile industry, new items such as "biobased synthetic fibers, degradable synthetic fibers, and artificial spider silk production" have been added.
In the classification of the chemical fiber manufacturing industry, a number of degradable and biobased fiber materials are clearly listed. Green and environmentally friendly processes and equipment are adopted to develop and produce degradable fiber materials (polybutylene succinate [PBS], poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-butylene terephthalate) [PBAT], polycaprolactone [PCL], poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) [PHA], polylactic acid fiber [PLA]), lyocell short fibers (with a single line production capacity of over 50,000 tons), and lyocell fiber filaments, as well as biobased fiber materials (recycled cellulose fibers made from new renewable resources such as bamboo and hemp, seaweed fibers, chitosan fibers, animal and plant protein fibers, biobased polyamide, biobased polyester).
The "Catalogue for Encouraging Foreign Investment in Industries (2025 Edition)" covers the following contents related to biomass and degradable materials:
National Catalogue
III. Manufacturing Industry
(4) Textile Industry
48. Production of bio-based synthetic fibers, degradable synthetic fibers, and artificial spider silk
(10) Chemical Raw Materials and Chemical Products Manufacturing
69. Production of synthetic fiber raw materials: 1,3-propanediol
94. Development and production of bio-based chemicals
(11) Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
108. Development and production of new pharmaceutical packaging materials and technologies (neutral borosilicate pharmaceutical glass, chemically stable and degradable functional materials with light-blocking and high barrier properties, COP cycloolefin polymer pharmaceutical packaging materials, aerosol, powder aerosol, self-administration, pre-filled, automatic mixing, etc. new packaging drug delivery systems and delivery devices)
(12) Chemical Fiber Manufacturing
117. Continuous copolymerization modification of differentiated and functional polyesters (cationic dyeable polyester [CDP, ECDP], alkali-soluble polyester [COPET], high shrinkage polyester [HSPET], flame-retardant polyester, low melting point polyester, non-crystalline polyester, biodegradable polyester, polyester produced using green catalysts, etc.)
119. Development and production of new polyesters and fibers: polybutylene terephthalate (PTT), polyneopentyl terephthalate (PEN), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyterephthalic cyclohexane dimethylate (PCT)
120. Development and production of degradable fiber materials (polybutylene adipate [PBS], polyphthalic acid - hexahydrophthalic acid butanediol ester [PBAT], polybutyl lactone [PCL], poly 3-hydroxy acid ester [PHA], polylactic acid fiber [PLA]), lyocell short fibers (more than 50,000 tons per line) and lyocell fiber filaments, biobased fiber materials (recycled cellulose fibers using new renewable resources such as bamboo, hemp, chitosan fibers, chitosan fibers, animal and plant protein fibers, biobased polyamide, biobased polyester).
(13) Rubber and Plastic Products Industry
124. The development, production and application of biodegradable plastics and their products
125. Development and production of new type of eco-friendly multi-functional wide-width agricultural films and pollution-free degradable agricultural films
144. High-tech composite material production: Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites and prepregs, process auxiliary materials for resin-based composites with a temperature resistance of > 300°C, biodegradable resin-based composites, resin-based composites for additive manufacturing, resin-based composites (including sports equipment, lightweight and high-strength vehicle components), special functional composites and products (including deep-water and diving composite products, medical and rehabilitation composite products), carbon/carbon composites and products, high-performance ceramic-based composites and products, metal-based and glass-based composites and products, metal layered composites and products, ultra-high pressure composite hoses with a pressure of ≥ 320 megapascals, large passenger aircraft aviation tires, polyester structured foaming materials (used for lightweight and high-strength vehicle components, wind turbine blade core materials, construction and building materials fields)
(24) Waste Resources Utilization Industry
458. Production of fully biodegradable materials
Regional Directory
Heilongjiang Province
27. Processing of vanadium products, development, production and application of microcrystalline cellulose and nanocellulose, research and development, production of new carbon materials, new metal materials, bio-based materials, polymer materials and composite materials
Anhui Province
15. Production of bio-liquid fuels (ethanol fuel, biodiesel) using non-food plants such as cassava, jatropha trees, and rubber seeds as raw materials
16. Production of Plant-Based Fulvic Acid
17. Research and production of bio-based materials and products
Jiangxi Province
14. Annual production of over 100,000 tons of bio-liquid fuel derived from cassava-type plants
Henan Province
21. Research and development, as well as services in synthetic biotechnology such as protein design, enzyme engineering, and metabolic engineering. Production of high-end fine chemicals and industrial enzyme preparations through synthetic biology, and the production of bio-based materials such as these.
Guangxi Province
28. Production of bio-liquid fuels (ethanol fuel, biodiesel) using non-food plants such as cassava, jatropha trees, and rubber seeds as raw materials
Hainan Province
19. Blending of low-sulfur oil and biomass oil and product production
20. Research and development of biomass materials and production of related products
Yunnan Province
21. Production of bio-liquid fuels (ethanol fuel, biodiesel) using non-food plants such as cassava, jatropha trees, and rubber seeds as raw materials
