Green transformation of the metal steel industry: 90% of production capacity has passed environmental certification
At present, China’s iron and steel have the hidden concern of polarization in environmental protection. Large companies are already very advanced in environmental protection and their emissions are not large. However, a large number of small companies that are difficult to count are the main sources of pollutant emissions.
The latter emit dust and sulfur dioxide. , Nitrogen oxides have become the main cause of smog. The environmental protection costs per ton of steel between advanced enterprises and small enterprises have also created unfair competition. Preventing bad money from driving out good money is worthy of attention.
As a representative of the heavy chemical industry, the steel industry has always been labeled as high energy consumption and high pollution. At the beginning of the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan”, the green transformation of the steel industry is facing different joys and worries.
China Iron and Steel Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Forum
At the 2016 China Iron and Steel Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Forum on July 16, the Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute released the “White Paper on Environmental Protection of China’s Iron and Steel Industry (2005-2015)” (hereinafter referred to as the white paper). The white paper believes that in the context of overcapacity, market downturn, and large-scale industry losses, green transformation is the only way out for China’s steel industry.
White paper data shows that in the past ten years, China eliminated 247 million tons of outdated ironmaking capacity and 172 million tons of outdated steelmaking capacity. Most of the iron and steel production capacity of backward processes has been eliminated. At the same time, China has announced the “most stringent” emission standards in history, which have been on par with or even stricter than developed countries such as Germany and France in many indicators.
At present, China’s iron and steel have the hidden concern of polarization in environmental protection. Large companies are already very advanced in environmental protection and their emissions are not large. However, a large number of small companies that are difficult to count are the main sources of pollutant emissions. The latter emit dust and sulfur dioxide. , Nitrogen oxides have become the main cause of smog. The environmental protection costs per ton of steel between advanced enterprises and small enterprises have also created unfair competition. Preventing bad money from driving out good money is worthy of attention.