MIIT convenes inter-ministerial coordination group conference for backward production capacity elimination
2017-05-10 17:31:30 [Print]
On May 8th, Zhang Feng, a Party member of MIIT and chief engineer, presided the inter-ministerial coordination group conference for backward production capacity elimination
Following more market and law regulations, inter-ministerial coordination group members will firmly eliminate substandard and backward capacity.
. Zhang explained last year inter-ministerial coordination group members, focusing on industries of iron & steel, coal, cement, plate glass and other industries, has eliminated backward capacity of 6 . 77 million tons of iron, 10 . 96 million tons of steel, 320,000 tons of electrolytic aluminum, 5 . 59 million tons of cement clinker, and 33 . 40 million weight cases of plate glass, and shut down more than 1,500 small scaled coalmines with capacity below 300,000tpy, which involves coal capacity of more than 100 million tons . The achievement has played an important role in defusing excess capacity in iron & steel, coal and other industries, and promoting energy saving and emission reduction. Following more market and law regulations, inter-ministerial coordination group members will firmly eliminate substandard and backward capacity.