On May 27, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the General Administration of Market Supervision and the State Energy Administration issued the Special Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in the Cement Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Plan).
The Plan clearly States that by the end of 2025, the production capacity of cement clinker will be controlled at about 1.8 billion tons, the proportion of production capacity above the energy efficiency benchmark level will reach 30%, and the production capacity below the energy efficiency benchmark level will be completed. The comprehensive energy consumption per unit product of cement clinker will be reduced by 3.7% compared with 2020. From 2024 to 2025, about 5 million tons of standard coal will be saved and about 13 million tons of carbon dioxide will be reduced through the implementation of energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation and the renewal of energy-using equipment in the cement industry. By the end of 2030, the cement industry's capacity layout will be further optimized, the proportion of capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency will be greatly increased, the overall energy efficiency will reach the international advanced level, the energy structure will be more optimized, and the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of the industry will achieve remarkable results.
The Plan points out that it is necessary to optimize the industrial layout and capacity regulation, encourage leading cement enterprises to carry out cross-regional and cross-ownership mergers and reorganizations, accelerate energy-saving and carbon-reducing transformation and upgrade energy-using equipment; Implement low-carbon fuel substitution. By the end of 2025, the proportion of cement kilns using alternative fuel technology production lines will reach 30%, and the proportion of alternative fuel consumption in the cement industry will strive to reach 10%. Promote the green transformation of cement production methods and products. By the end of 2025, the proportion of clean transportation in the cement industry will reach 50%; To promote the recycling of resources, by the end of 2025, the total amount of comprehensive utilization of waste in the cement industry will reach 800 million tons; to improve the level of digital management, by the end of 2025, the level of intelligent production and manufacturing and digital management in the cement industry will be significantly improved, the numerical control rate of key processes will reach 70%, and the number of intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories will strive to reach 25.
