On July 23, Zhejiang Cement Association and China Cement Network jointly sponsored the "Zhejiang Cement Industry Ultra-low Emission Transformation and Assessment Monitoring Training Conference and Cement Industry High-quality Development Exchange" in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Yao Jixin, President of
Zhejiang Cement Association, delivered an important speech. Yao Jixin said that recently, the state and Zhejiang provincial governments have issued intensive policy documents on high-quality development of cement. The 2024-2025 Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction issued by the State Council calls for maximum efforts to meet the "14th Five-Year Plan" binding targets for energy conservation and carbon reduction. The production capacity above the energy efficiency benchmark in the cement industry has reached 30%. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other five ministries jointly issued the Opinions on Promoting the Implementation of Ultra-low Emission in Cement Industry, requiring 50% of cement production capacity in key areas of air pollution to complete the transformation of ultra-low emission. For the national cement enterprises, it is the legal responsibility to meet the emission standards, and the ultra-low emission is the encouragement orientation.
Zhejiang Province, as a major economic province and developed area in China, has always been at the forefront of reform and innovation. While actively responding to the call of the state, Zhejiang Province has formulated mandatory policy requirements far higher than the state in terms of energy saving, carbon reduction and ultra-low emissions in the cement industry. The Action Plan for High-quality Development of Cement Industry in Zhejiang Province (2022-2025) jointly issued by the Provincial Economic and Credit Department and other five departments requires that by 2025, the energy consumption of cement industry will reach 50% of the national benchmark clinker production capacity, which is 20 percentage points higher than the national requirement. After the People's Government of Zhejiang Province issued the Notice of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province on the Issuance of the Action Plan for the Continuous Improvement of Air Quality in Zhejiang Province, the local standards for air pollution emissions in the cement industry corresponding to ultra-low emissions were issued, indicating that all cement enterprises in Zhejiang must complete the transformation of ultra-low emissions by the end of June next year to meet the ultra-low emission requirements stipulated in the new standards. Ultra-low emission has become the legal responsibility of every cement enterprise in Zhejiang, rather than the encouragement orientation like other regions in China.
Yao Jixin pointed out that time is tight and the task is heavy to accomplish the goal of high-quality development on schedule. At the same time, the whole industry is facing the grim situation of overcapacity, declining demand and declining price profits. Faced with difficulties and challenges, the whole industry can only grasp the future and continue to lead the industry trend by gathering consensus, uniting and cooperating, innovating and changing. The full text of the
speech is as follows:
Distinguished leaders and guests:
At the end of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, under the careful guidance and assistance of the Provincial Economic and Credit Department, the Provincial Department of Ecological Environment and the Provincial Low Carbon Center, and with the strong support of the vast number of enterprises, today, "Zhejiang Cement Industry Ultra-low Emission Transformation and Monitoring and Assessment Training Meeting and Cement Industry High-quality Development Exchange Meeting" was successfully held, which is a concrete action for the cement industry to implement the requirements of the Third Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee for high-quality development. On behalf of Zhejiang Cement Association, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and warm welcome to all the leaders and comrades!
Recently, the state and Zhejiang provincial governments have issued intensive policy documents on high-quality development of cement. The 2024-2025 Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction issued by the State Council calls for maximum efforts to meet the "14th Five-Year Plan" binding targets for energy conservation and carbon reduction. The production capacity above the energy efficiency benchmark in the cement industry has reached 30%. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other five ministries jointly issued the Opinions on Promoting the Implementation of Ultra-low Emission in Cement Industry, requiring 50% of cement production capacity in key areas of air pollution to complete the transformation of ultra-low emission. For the national cement enterprises, it is the legal responsibility to meet the emission standards, and the ultra-low emission is the encouragement orientation. Zhejiang Province, as a major economic province and developed area in China, has always been at the forefront of reform and innovation. While actively responding to the call of the state, Zhejiang Province has formulated mandatory policy requirements far higher than the state in terms of energy saving, carbon reduction and ultra-low emissions in the cement industry. The Action Plan for High-quality Development of Cement Industry in Zhejiang Province (2022-2025) jointly issued by the Provincial Economic and Credit Department and other five departments requires that by 2025, the energy consumption of cement industry will reach 50% of the national benchmark clinker production capacity, which is 20 percentage points higher than the national requirement. After the People's Government of Zhejiang Province issued the Notice of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province on the Issuance of the Action Plan for the Continuous Improvement of Air Quality in Zhejiang Province, the local standards for air pollution emissions in the cement industry corresponding to ultra-low emissions were issued, indicating that all cement enterprises in Zhejiang must complete the transformation of ultra-low emissions by the end of June next year to meet the requirements of the new standards. Ultra-low emission has become the legal responsibility of every cement enterprise in Zhejiang, rather than the encouragement orientation like other regions in China. To accomplish the task of high-quality development goals
on schedule, time is tight and tasks are heavy. At the same time, the whole industry is facing the grim situation of overcapacity, declining demand and declining price profits. Faced with difficulties and challenges, the whole industry can only grasp the future and continue to lead the industry trend by gathering consensus, uniting and cooperating, innovating and changing. In this conference, we specially invited authoritative leaders of government departments, experts and scholars in the industry, business leaders and technical elites, who will bring the latest policy interpretation, on-site guidance, successful practical experience and forward-looking industry insight. Through this exchange, we look forward to helping you deepen your understanding, understand the spirit of documents, grasp policy requirements, identify problems and difficulties, seek new ideas and new solutions, strengthen exchanges and cooperation, accelerate the application of new productivity technologies, and jointly explore ways to achieve high-quality development. At the same time, it is hoped that enterprises should enhance their sense of responsibility and urgency to accomplish the objectives and tasks of high-quality development on time, consciously safeguard the interests of the industry, exercise self-discipline and self-improvement, control production capacity, increase efficiency steadily, strive to reverse the unfavorable situation, provide the necessary strength reserve for the green transformation and high-quality development of the industry, and make due contributions to the high-quality development of the industry.
After all, in the middle of June, the scenery of the West Lake is different from that of the four seasons. In this hot summer season, with a common goal and vision, we gather at the beautiful West Lake to discuss the road of green and high-quality development of the cement industry. We hope that in the following time, we can harvest a lot, return with a full load, and create a brilliant future! Finally, I wish the meeting a complete success!
