Shandong Province publicly solicits opinions on the Notice on the Steady and Orderly Development of the Cement Industry (Draft for Opinions)

2024-11-28 13:43:57

Recently, the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology issued a public announcement on soliciting opinions on the Notice on the Steady and Orderly Development of the Cement Industry (Draft for Opinions). In order to implement the spirit of documents such as "Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality" (Guofa [2023] 24), "Work Program for Steady Growth of Building Materials Industry" (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Lianyuan [2023] 129), and "Implementation Plan for High-quality Development of Green Building Materials Industry" (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Lianyuan [2023] 261), according to provincial Party committees and provincial governments. We will further implement the relevant work arrangements for the steady growth of the building materials industry and promote the cement industry.

Recently, the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology issued a public announcement on soliciting opinions on the Notice on the Steady and Orderly Development of the Cement Industry (Draft for Opinions). In order to implement the spirit of documents such as "Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality" (Guofa [2023] 24), "Work Program for Steady Growth of Building Materials Industry" (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Lianyuan [2023] 129), and "Implementation Plan for High-quality Development of Green Building Materials Industry" (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Lianyuan [2023] 261), according to provincial Party committees and provincial governments. To further implement the work arrangements related to the steady growth of the building materials industry, promote the stable operation of the cement industry as soon as possible, improve the overall efficiency level of the industry, and promote the orderly, stable and healthy development of the industry, the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology has drafted the Notice on Doing Well the Work Related to the Steady and Orderly Development of the Cement Industry (Draft for Comments), which is now open to the public for comments. In order to further implement the relevant work arrangements for the steady growth of the building materials industry, promote the steady operation of the cement industry as soon as possible, improve the overall efficiency level of the industry, and promote the orderly, stable and healthy development of the industry, the Circular

on the Steady and Orderly Development of the Cement Industry (Draft for Opinions)

was issued. The relevant work is hereby notified as follows:

First, speed up the withdrawal of inefficient and backward production capacity. Complete the task of shutdown and exit. By the end of 2024, the cement of 2500 tons/day or less to be withdrawn in the whole province will be completed

2. Strict normalization of peak staggering production. Strengthen unified coordination, give full play to the role of industry associations, strengthen the organization, implementation and daily supervision of peak-staggering production, increase the disclosure of peak-staggering production information, regularly publish the implementation of peak-staggering, and ensure consistency. Strengthen the implementation constraints, give appropriate constraints to the enterprises that violate the regulations of peak staggering production, and for the enterprises that fail to implement the peak staggering production for the first time, the municipal departments of industry, information technology and ecological environment shall jointly and publicly interview the enterprises and put forward the rectification requirements. Enterprises that have not been corrected or failed to correct after many interviews at the municipal level shall be jointly interviewed by the provincial departments of industry, information technology and ecological environment. Strengthen the implementation, for enterprises that do not correct or fail to correct after interview, the supporting grinding capacity indicators shall not be transferred in the same year, and the next year shall depend on the rectification situation. The interviewed enterprises shall specify in the list of cement clinker production lines updated and announced in the next year that their production lines shall be restricted to be traded as capacity replacement indicators. Each city should take the implementation of peak staggering production as an important consideration index for evaluation and financial support. Through the online monitoring platform for pollutant discharge, the ecological environment departments of each city shall keep abreast of the implementation of peak-staggering production of enterprises, investigate and punish the illegal acts of excessive discharge, falsification of monitoring data and discharge of pollutants in violation of the provisions of pollutant discharge permits according to law, and incorporate the implementation of peak-staggering production of cement enterprises into the performance evaluation system of key industries in heavily polluted weather. The industrial and information technology departments of each city will no longer arrange for the declaration of guarantee and reward projects before the completion of the rectification of the enterprises interviewed.

3. Promoting the transformation and development of the industry. Strengthen industry integration, improve the coordination mechanism of government, associations and key enterprises, encourage leading cement enterprises to carry out cross-regional and cross-ownership mergers and reorganizations, enhance industry concentration, strengthen industry self-discipline, and resist vicious competition. Promote transformation and upgrading, promote the green transformation of production methods and products in the cement industry, develop low-carbon cement products and new materials such as new carbon-fixing cementitious materials, and encourage leading enterprises in the industry to develop producer services. Encourage capacity optimization, support cement enterprises to carry out capacity optimization docking work, encourage enterprises with large capacity scale, high level of energy efficiency and environmental protection performance to sign long-term clinker supply agreements with other enterprises on the basis of strict implementation of peak staggering production, reduce the opening time of some cement kilns, reduce the release of excessive capacity, and gradually achieve the goal of optimizing capacity.

Fourth, improve the management level of the industry. To strengthen industry management and improve the quality responsibility system, relevant departments should work together to strictly supervise the quality of cement in accordance with the mandatory requirements of national technical specifications. Strengthen the supervision of product quality and safety in production and sales, strictly examine the production license of industrial products, and investigate and punish quality violations according to law. Strengthen the supervision and management of the use link, and urge the construction, supervision and construction units to implement the daily inspection system of the construction site. Promote the orderly development of bulk cement circulation and improve the level of clean transportation of bulk cement and ready-mixed products. Environmental supervision should be strengthened, environmental pollution supervision should be strengthened, and dust and mobile source pollution control of foreign cement in port loading and unloading, storage and transportation, cement preparation and other links should be strengthened. We should strengthen industry self-discipline, give full play to the role of industry associations as bridges and links, increase communication and coordination among enterprises, and enhance overall competitiveness. Organize and carry out docking activities between upstream and downstream enterprises, open up marketing channels, and improve operational efficiency and profitability.

All localities should further enhance their ideological understanding, strengthen work coordination, clarify the division of responsibilities, refine specific measures, ensure the implementation of peak staggering production, strengthen the price monitoring of cement products, timely detect, judge and respond to operational problems, prevent operational risks, stabilize market prices, and effectively promote the smooth operation and healthy development of the cement industry. Explanation

on the Drafting of the Notice

on Doing Well the Work Related to the Steady and Orderly Development of the Cement Industry The relevant information of the Notice on Doing Well the Work Related to the Steady and Orderly Development of the Cement Industry is explained as follows:

I. The

cement industry is an important basic industry of the national economy, and ensuring the smooth and orderly development of the cement industry is an important measure to promote the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of the industry. In order to implement the Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality (Guo Fa [2023] No.24), the Work Plan for Steady Growth of Building Materials Industry (MIIT Lianyuan [2023] No.129), the Notice on Further Improving the Normalized Peak-Staggered Production of Cement (MIIT Lianyuan [2020] No.201), The spirit of documents such as the Implementation Plan for the High-quality Development of Green Building Materials Industry (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Lianyuan [2023] 261). In accordance with the Action Plan for Implementing the "Three Resolutes" in Shandong Province (2021-2022) (Lu Kinetic Energy [2021] No.3), the Action Plan for Upgrading the Building Materials Industry in Shandong Province (2024-2026) (Lu Gong Xin Fa [2024] No.9), "Notice on Accelerating the Elimination and Withdrawal of Low-efficiency Cement Production Capacity in the Province" (Lu Gong Xin yuan [2022] 261) and other relevant decision-making arrangements, based on the supply-side reform of the cement industry, further implement the relevant work arrangements for the steady growth of the building materials industry, promote the stable operation of the cement industry as soon as possible, enhance the overall efficiency level of the industry, and promote the standardization of the industry. This Circular is formulated and issued by the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology in conjunction with the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Provincial Department of Natural Resources, the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction, the Provincial Department of Commerce, the Provincial Department of Ecological Environment and the Provincial Market Supervision Bureau.

2. Drafting basis

The document is based on the Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality (Guofa [2023] No.24), the Work Program for Steady Growth of Building Materials Industry (Lianyuan [2023] No.129 of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology), Notice on Further Improving Normalized Peak-Staggered Production of Cement (MIIT Lianyuan [2020] No.201), Implementation Plan for High-quality Development of Green Building Materials Industry (MIIT Lianyuan [2023] No.261), Provincial Implementation of "Three Resolute" Action Plan (2021-2022) (Lu Kinetic Energy [2021] No.3), Shandong Building Materials Industry Transformation and Upgrading Action Plan (2024-2026) (Lu Gong Xin Fa [2024] No.9), Notice on Accelerating the Elimination and Withdrawal of Low-efficiency Cement Production Capacity in Shandong Province (Lu Gong Xin yuan [2022] No.261), etc.

3. The drafting process

to ensure the smooth and orderly development of the cement industry is an important measure to promote the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of the industry, and is also the normalization of our work. In order to implement the Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality (Guo Fa [2023] No.24), the Work Plan for Steady Growth of Building Materials Industry (MIIT Lianyuan [2023] No.129), the Notice on Further Improving the Normalized Peak-Staggered Production of Cement (MIIT Lianyuan [2020] No.201), In the spirit of documents such as "Implementation Plan for High-quality Development of Green Building Materials Industry" (No.261 of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology), on September 5, the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, in conjunction with the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, organized a symposium on the situation of the cement industry by the Provincial Cement Association, leading enterprises in the cement industry, local representative enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. In-depth understanding of the outstanding difficulties and problems faced by the industry. On November 20, seven representative enterprises in the cement industry were solicited, and all of them expressed their agreement with the contents of the Notice. One enterprise gave feedback on three points of improvement, absorbing the first and third points, and the second point was not adopted because there was no legal basis for restricting production capacity indicators. To sum up, the Notice was formulated and issued by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Provincial Natural Resources Department, the Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Department, the Provincial Commerce Department, the Provincial Ecological Environment Department and the Provincial Market Supervision Bureau on the basis of extensive consultation with industry experts.

Fourth, the main content

is to speed up the withdrawal of inefficient and backward production capacity. Complete the shutdown and withdrawal tasks, and complete the shutdown and removal of the cement clinker production lines of 2500 tons/day and below to be withdrawn in the whole province by the end of 2024; restrict the transfer of the grinding capacity that has been eliminated; and strictly prohibit the addition of new cement clinker and grinding capacity.

2. Strict normalization of peak staggering production. Strengthen unified coordination, strengthen the organization, implementation and daily supervision of peak-shifting production; strengthen the implementation constraints, and give appropriate constraints to the enterprises that violate peak-shifting production; strengthen the implementation efforts, and for the enterprises that do not correct or fail to correct after interview, the supporting grinding capacity indicators shall not be transferred in the same year, and the next year shall be determined according to the rectification situation.

3. Promoting the transformation and development of the industry. Strengthen industry integration, enhance industry concentration, promote transformation and upgrading, and promote green transformation of production mode and products in the cement industry.

Fourth, improve the management level of the industry. To strengthen industry management and improve the quality responsibility system, relevant departments should work together to strictly supervise the quality of cement in accordance with the mandatory requirements of national technical specifications.

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Correlation

On November 27, data from the Ministry of Transport showed that from January to October, China completed 306 million yuan of fixed assets investment in transportation, down about 4.38% from the same period last year, of which 2137.2 billion yuan and 176.5 billion yuan were invested in highways and waterways respectively, totaling 231 million yuan, down 9.9% from the same period last year. Transportation infrastructure is the key factor driving cement demand, and the decline in fixed investment in transportation means to a certain extent that the current cement demand side continues to bear pressure.