2020, the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published "Questions and Answers on the Implementation Measures of Capacity Replacement in Cement and Glass Industry". In the administrative interpretation , for the first time, the difference in the situation of "approving small and building large" was explicitly included in the scope of the capacity replacement plan to be formulated. After that, capacity replenishment began to push forward.
However, the administrative interpretation did not specify how to supplement, but only clarified the "Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Capacity Replacement in Some Industries with Serious Overcapacity" (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Industry [2014] 296). Therefore , in the current implementation, we can only apply the relevant provisions of the Measures for the Implementation of Capacity Replacement in the Cement and Glass Industry (2021 Edition) for new cement clinker projects. Some regulations are somewhat complicated and can be simplified to make up for production capacity.
A few days ago, industry and information departments around the country announced a number of cement production capacity replacement programs, mostly because of the previous new production lines have "batch of small and large" and other issues, the need to supplement production capacity. In addition, it is reported that the relevant policy documents on "small and large" cement industry will be issued, and more enterprises may need to supplement production capacity at that time.
However, there are different views on the necessity and feasibility of supplementary production capacity in the cement industry. Background
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capacity replacement Over the past decade, the cement industry has been facing the pressure of overcapacity, environmental protection, energy saving and carbon reduction. Local governments have built new lines through capacity replacement to optimize the industrial structure, reduce pollution and promote industry upgrading. However, when the project is approved (filed). Some new production lines have the problem of "approving small and building large", and the approved (filed) capacity (that is, design capacity) is obviously inconsistent with the actual specifications of the corresponding main equipment. In order to solve this problem, industry and information departments around the country have begun to publicize the replacement plan of such projects to supplement the corresponding capacity, so that the production line scale is basically consistent with the specifications of the main equipment.
Viewpoint 1: Problems left over by history should not be approved across the board
. The scale of production capacity (design capacity) is obviously inconsistent with the specifications of the main equipment, which is a common problem left over by history in some projects and has many reasons. On July 10, 2014, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the Notice on Doing a Good Job in Capacity Replacement in Some Industries with Serious Overcapacity (MIIT Industry [2014] No.296), which was caused by many reasons and should not be traced back to the past according to administrative interpretation.
If we blindly take the approved production capacity as the standard, then many enterprises need to replenish the production capacity on the kiln path, which is unnecessary. The industry should consider adopting more flexible ways to deal with these historical legacy problems, such as adopting the way that enterprises promise to produce according to design capacity, so as to avoid unnecessary burden on enterprises.
Viewpoint 2: The approval (approval and filing), construction and acceptance of the new production line by the relevant departments
are all certified or reported by the relevant departments. If there is a problem of "approving small and building large", the relevant departments should also be held accountable, rather than just letting cement enterprises assume the responsibility of supplementing production capacity. We should strengthen the accountability of examination and approval and supervision to ensure the fairness and transparency of policy implementation.
Viewpoint 3: Severely punish violations
. The problem of "criticizing small enterprises and building large ones" interferes with the healthy development of the industry and aggravates overcapacity. In addition to supplementing the corresponding production capacity, enterprises that violate the regulations should also be held accountable and subject to necessary administrative penalties. Make an example of others through punishment. Effectively curb such violations and maintain a fair competition environment in the industry. What do you think of the replenishment of production capacity for the production lines that
have been built? Feel free to leave comments.
