Hubei Shouding Industry

According to 中国新闻网, a new high-performance paper-based materials park in Hubei's Shishou with a total investment of 10 billion yuan aims to produce 2.5 million tons of pulp and paper annually for high-end applications, creating over 4,000 jobs and counting on PLA and enzymatic lignin from reeds as key outputs. The project, developed by 湖北仙鹤新材料有限公司 and linked to 湖北首鼎实业有限公司, emphasizes automation and green bio-refining to replace petrochemical plastics and advance energy storage materials.