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News Ministry of Industry and Information Technology toughens Chinese cement production capacity reduction rules

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology toughens Chinese cement production capacity reduction rules

Written by Global Cement staff 23 December 2020
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China: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released tougher draft rules regulating how cement producers should decommission old production capacity before they build new capacity. Under the new guidelines cement companies must retire at least two tonnes of outdated capacity for each tonne of proposed new capacity in areas classified as environmentally sensitive, according to Caixin Global. Previously, the ratio was 1.5:1. In non-environmentally sensitive areas, at least 1.5 tonnes of obsolete capacity should be retired for every tonne of new capacity, an increase from the current ratio of 1.25:1.

The proposed rules are currently open for public comment. However, cement companies are reportedly hurrying to obtain approval for new capacity projects approved under the current, easier regulations. The Chinese Cement Association has commented that some of the newly proposed projects ‘challenge’ the effectiveness of the government’s intent with the new measures and it has recommended a ban on production swaps across regions. The new rules also include a clause intended to restrict the use of so-called ‘zombie’ capacity in the swapping process by limiting eligibility to productions lines that have been operated for two or more consecutive years since 2013. Such redundant capacity is reportedly mainly concentrated in northeast China, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. No date for the ratification of the new rules has been disclosed.

Last modified on 06 January 2021
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