On May 7, the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Anhui Province issued the announcement of "List of Cement Clinker Production Lines in Anhui Province in 2023". The
list shows that as of December 31, 2023, there are 91 production lines in production and to be retired in Anhui Province, with a total annual clinker production capacity of 13758. Production lines are mainly concentrated in Wuhu, Tongling, Xuancheng and other places, among which the number of production lines and clinker production capacity of Wuhu City rank first in the province, with a total of 19 production lines, totaling 29.864 million tons of clinker production capacity.
Among them, three cement clinker production lines were put into operation in 2023, with a total annual clinker production capacity of 4.03 million tons. Among them, two production lines are capacity replacement projects: 4000t/d new dry process cement clinker production line of Anhui Pearl Cement Group Co., Ltd. and 4000t/d new dry process cement clinker co-processing sludge production line of Chuzhou Zhonglian Cement Co., Ltd.; There is also 3 # 5000t/d clinker production line of Anhui Digang Conch Cement Co., Ltd.
Five cement clinker production lines were announced to be relocated in 2023 and have not yet started construction , with a total annual clinker production capacity of 3.875 million tons. A 4500 t/d new dry process cement clinker production line (kiln diameter φ 4.7 m × 70 m) of Huainan Shunyue Cement will be built, supporting 9 MW waste heat power generation and co-processing of urban and rural garbage and sludge; Anhui Guangde Southern Cement has a 7500 t/d cement clinker production line (kiln diameter is 5.5m * 84m), and the planned ignition and commissioning time of the two production lines is 2025.
In addition, four cement clinker production lines located in Chuzhou were withdrawn in 2023, with a total annual clinker production capacity of 2.945 million tons, namely, the judicial auction of the 2000t/d new dry process cement clinker production line of Anhui Shengli Cement Co., Ltd. Used for replacement; 2000t/d new dry process cement clinker production line of Anhui Pearl Cement Group Co., Ltd. is used for capacity replacement and partially dismantled; 1 # 2500t/d new dry process cement clinker production line of Chuzhou Zhonglian Cement Co., Ltd. has been dismantled; The 2 # 2500t/d new dry process cement clinker production line of Chuzhou Zhonglian Cement Co., Ltd. has been shut down and withdrawn since May 2023. The
list shows that Conch Cement has 46 cement clinker production lines in Anhui Province, with a total annual clinker production capacity of 81.6075 million tons; Southern Cement has 12 cement clinker production lines in Anhui Province, with a total annual clinker production capacity of 13.485 million tons.
At a time when the 
industry is facing severe challenges, it is of immeasurable strategic significance and practical utility to actively promote the upgrading of large-scale production equipment and actively promote the energy-saving technological innovation and environmental protection upgrading and transformation of the cement industry, so as to enhance the core competitiveness of cement enterprises and realize the grand blueprint of sustainable development of the industry.
To this end, China Cement Network will hold the 11th China Cement Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Exchange Conference-Equipment Renewal Forum in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on June 13-14 . This forum will gather government leaders, industry technical specialist, scientific research institutions, universities, cement enterprises and equipment suppliers to discuss and analyze the practical path of equipment renewal and green upgrading in the cement industry, so as to promote the industry to move towards a more energy-efficient, greener and environmentally friendly future.
