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When the last light went out at ASMPT's Shenzhen factory and 950 employees left the premises, an industrial era quietly came to an end. This seemingly ordinary plant closure is, in reality, the tip of the iceberg in the global restructuring of industrial chains.

The Cost Dilemma is No Longer a Dilemma, But a Survival Threshold

Behind ASMPT's plan to save 115 million yuan in costs lies a silent revolution the industry is undergoing:

Environmental costs become the new battleground: Compliance costs are surpassing traditional labor costs, becoming a key variable for corporate survival.

The technology gap accelerates elimination: Companies still using 20th-century equipment to produce 21st-century products are being mercilessly abandoned by the market.

Order contraction is merely the surface: The real crisis is that the traditional chemical business model can no longer adapt to fragmented, customized market demands.

Automation is Not an Option, But a Necessity for Survival

The most alarming aspect of the ASMPT incident is not the closure itself, but its lag in automation transformation. Leading chemical companies are now advancing not just "machines replacing people," but a deep transformation of "human-machine collaboration":

Smart factories are no longer a concept, but the ultimate weapon for cost control.

Data-driven production is restructuring value distribution in the chemical industry.

Flexible production line capability has become the core barrier for coping with market fluctuations.

The Geopolitical Game Behind Regional Relocation

Beneath the surface of shifting production capacity to Southeast Asia and the Middle East lies deeper strategic consideration:

The risk of relying on a single production location is infinitely amplified amid political uncertainty.

The "China+1" strategy is becoming the standard configuration for multinational chemical companies.

Hedging geopolitical risks has become a core issue in supply chain management.

Restructuring is Not an Option, But the Only Way Out

The strongest signal from the ASMPT incident is this: the chemical industry is moving from "incremental improvement" into a stage of "disruptive restructuring." Companies still纠结于 short-term profits will likely become the next ASMPT.

The successful cases of Hengli Petrochemical's high-value-added transformation, Saudi Aramco's global layout, and Sinopec's circular economy practices share a common thread: they are not solving problems, but redefining them.

The Future is Already Here, Just Unevenly Distributed

While most companies are still racking their brains over cost control, the leaders have already completed the transformation from "chemical product suppliers" to "material solution platforms." ASMPT's closure is not an end, but a beginning—the start of the great restructuring era for the chemical industry.

In this restructuring, there are no spectators, only participants and the eliminated.

Shijiazhuang FeiZi Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2022. It is specializing in research, development, production and sale of pharmaceutical intermediates and fine chemicals. The factory is located in Shijiazhuang Circular Chemical Industry Park, covering an area of 50mu, with more then 60 employees. It’s research center is located in ZhiTongYaoGu of Shijiazhuang New and High-tech Zone, responsible for the development and high-end custom of new products.

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