Ministry of Industry and Information Technology brewing calcium carbide industry to eliminate backward new plans

On March 24, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the Notice on Further Strengthening and Improving the Management of the Calcium Carbide Industry. It will conduct a thorough investigation on the calcium carbide industry, and then formulate plans for the elimination of backwardness during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period.

The "Notice" believes that during the "11th Five-Year Plan" period, the structural adjustment of the calcium carbide industry has achieved remarkable results, the level of equipment in the industry has been continuously improved, the production and operation status of enterprises have been significantly improved, the economic and technical indicators have been greatly increased, and energy saving and pollution reduction and pollution control have been obtained. Positive progress. From 2007 to 2010, a total of 3.05 million tons of outdated calcium carbide production capacity was eliminated across the country, exceeding the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” task. However, it should be noted that under the impetus of downstream industry demand, the domestic calcium carbide production capacity still shows an excessively rapid growth trend, the industrial concentration is not high, and the level of comprehensive utilization of resources is still low. Moreover, during the “11th Five-Year Plan” period, the structure of the calcium carbide industry has undergone major changes. Some backward production enterprises and installations have been phased out. Some enterprises have carried out energy expansion and transformation, and a number of new companies have entered the calcium carbide production industry.

To this end, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will carry out an industry-wide survey and research this year. All localities must register the existing calcium carbide producers on a household-by-household basis, and statistically summarize existing calcium carbide production facilities, as well as on-going and planned installations. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requires all localities to study and put forward the ideas, goals, and main measures for the elimination of backward production capacity and industrial restructuring during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period.

At the same time, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will also organize and conduct a comprehensive inspection of the announced admittance enterprises, including: whether the enterprise's production and operation are consistent with the industry access requirements, that is, whether the enterprises that have met the admittance conditions have better maintained the technological equipment, Environmental protection and energy-saving measures such as production conditions.