TITLE:
Research on the Green Transformation Path of “Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive and Innovative” Enterprises in Yantai Driven by “Precision Carbon Chain Innovation” —A Case Study of Wanhua Chemical
AUTHORS:
Xinjie Kang, Chongmei Wang, Songting Qin, Rui Shi, Zhijie Zhang, Yingzi Wang
KEYWORDS:
Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive and Innovative Enterprises, Green Transformation, Precision Carbon Chain Innovation, Dual Carbon Goal, Efficiency Measurement, Path Optimization
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.14 No.4,
April
30,
2026
ABSTRACT: Under the “Dual Carbon” goal, the green transformation of “Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive and Innovative (SSDI)” enterprises has become a core driver for regional industrial low-carbon upgrading. This paper takes Wanhua Chemical, the leading SSDI enterprise in Yantai City, as the typical case, and constructs the “Precision Carbon Chain Innovation (PCCI)” theoretical framework with four core dimensions: Precision, Carbon, Chain and Innovation. This paper first sorts out the existing research on the green transformation of SSDI enterprises through a literature review and clarifies the research gaps. On this basis, it adopts the carbon emission decoupling model, super-efficiency SBM model with undesirable outputs, Malmquist-Luenberger index and ecological welfare performance model as the core research methods, selects the panel data of Wanhua Chemical from 2019 to 2023 and the statistical data of Yantai City from 2014 to 2023 for empirical analysis, and identifies the key driving factors and existing bottlenecks of the green transformation of SSDI enterprises in Yantai. Finally, combined with the empirical results, this paper constructs a four-dimensional operable green transformation path under the PCCI framework, and puts forward targeted countermeasures for enterprises and the government. This study makes up for the lack of existing research on the whole industrial chain collaborative transformation of SSDI enterprises, and provides a replicable practical model and theoretical reference for the green low-carbon transformation of similar enterprises.