On October 24, the "2024 China Cement Double Carbon Conference and the 12th Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Exchange Conference" was held in Wuhu, Anhui Province, and Shao Jun, chairman of China Cement Network, delivered a brilliant speech.
Shao Jun said that according to the statistics of China Cement Network, the annual carbon emissions of the cement industry exceed 1.2 billion tons of standard coal, second only to the power and steel industries, including more than 100 cement enterprise groups with annual carbon emissions exceeding one million tons. In the next stage, with the establishment of the carbon trading market, the cement industry will face unprecedented opportunities and challenges. The introduction of carbon trading mechanism will encourage enterprises to take the initiative to reduce emissions, transform the cost of carbon emissions into economic benefits, and promote the industry to develop in a more environmentally friendly and efficient direction. "Double carbon" is not only a responsibility, but also a cost and benefit.
Shao Jun appealed to all guests and delegates to take this conference as an opportunity to actively exchange, discuss and cooperate with each other to contribute wisdom and strength to the green transformation of the cement industry. Let us work hand in hand to practice the concept of green development and promote the green transformation of the industry.
The following is the full text of the speech:
Distinguished leaders and guests:
Good morning!
Welcome to the "2024 China Cement Double Carbon Conference and the 12th Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Exchange Conference". This conference is also the 3rd Cement Double Carbon Conference jointly hosted by China Cement Network and Conch Cement . Welcome to Conch Headquarters, the "Home of World Cement". Here, on behalf of the organizer, China Cement Net, I would like to express my warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to all the industry experts, entrepreneurs and friends from all walks of life who have come to the conference! Since the beginning of
this year, China's cement industry is facing a more severe development situation. The annual demand for cement continues to decline by more than 10%. The total demand is expected to drop to about 1.8 billion tons, a new low in the past 15 years. The total annual profit is expected to be only about 7 billion yuan, down 78% from the same period last year. In just five years, industry profits have fallen all the way from the peak of 186.7 billion in 2019 to the bottom, and the survival of enterprises is facing a major test. At the same time, the green and low-carbon transformation of cement industry is imminent, and enterprises must further develop and innovate in order to survive. In May this year, the National Development and Reform Commission and other five ministries jointly issued the Special Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in the Cement Industry, which put forward further requirements for the industry, requiring that by the end of 2025, the compr ehensive energy consumption per unit product of cement clinker should be reduced by 3.7% compared with 2020. The production capacity above the benchmark level of energy efficiency accounts for 30%. It is required that during the period 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.
According to the statistics of China Cement Network, the annual carbon emissions of the cement industry exceed 1.2 billion tons of standard coal, second only to the power and steel industries, including more than 100 cement enterprise groups with annual carbon emissions exceeding one million tons. In the next stage, with the establishment of the carbon trading market, the cement industry will face unprecedented opportunities and challenges. The introduction of carbon trading mechanism will encourage enterprises to take the initiative to reduce emissions, transform the cost of carbon emissions into economic benefits, and promote the industry to develop in a more environmentally friendly and efficient direction. "Double carbon" is not only a responsibility, but also a cost and benefit.
This conference will bring together many experts, scholars and business representatives in the industry, focus on the core issues of low-carbon development and green upgrading in the cement industry, discuss the application of energy efficiency improvement and energy-saving and carbon reduction technologies, and how the cement industry can use the carbon trading mechanism to promote its own low-carbon transformation, which will inject strong impetus into the development of the industry.
In recent years, China Cement Network has also actively exerted its platform advantages, relying on digital services such as cement big data and industry "brain", to provide all-round support for the green development, digitalization and low-carbon transformation of the industry, and to work hand in hand with the industry. In
2023, we also launched the photovoltaic digital new energy sector, focusing on building a new energy industry big data platform, covering photovoltaic, hydrogen energy, energy storage and other new energy fields, providing industry information, market index, industry reports, project industry big data and other services. The integration of new quality productivity and traditional productivity is an important issue for the next development of the industry.
Here, I call on all guests and delegates to take this conference as an opportunity to actively exchange, discuss and cooperate with each other, so as to contribute wisdom and strength to the green transformation of the cement industry. Let us work hand in hand to practice the concept of green development and promote the green transformation of the industry.
Finally, I wish all the distinguished guests a smooth work and a happy life, and I wish this conference a complete success! Thank you all!
