It is reported that Government of Henan Province issued Plan of
Henan Iron and Steel Industry Transformation and Development,
the Plan for short.
The Plan
points out iron and steel industry highlights green production,
large-scale equipment, intelligent enterprise and quality steel based on
green, reduction, quality and efficiency three transformation
directions.
Iron and steel industry is significant and basic industry in Henan
Province. In 2017, Henan Province produced 27.02 million tons pig iron
and 29.54 million tons crude steel. It shows continuous rebound of
overall steel industry and improvement of profit of steel enterprises/
While facing key period, low technical equipment level, heavy pressure
of the enterprise pollutant emission reduction, weak market competition
ability and deficiency of product supply system which adapts to the
localization demand etc. exist in iron and steel industry in Henan
Province.
The Plan
defines main task from six aspects.
1.
Strictly control new-added
capacity;
2.
Implement green reform;
3.
Support merger and
reorganization of enterprises;
4.
Promote equipments
upgrading. For new project, its blast furnace shall not be smaller than
1000m3, converter shall not be smaller than 100t and electric
furnace shall not be smaller than 100t.
5.
Strictly control coking
capacity;
6.
Promote cooperative
development of industrial chains.
As of 2020, iron and steel industry in Henan Province reaches “Three
Reduction and Three Improvement”, namely, steel reduction of capacity,
reduction of steel enterprises and reduction of pollutant emission;
improvement of product share in local market, improvement of equipment
level and improvement quality and profit. Meanwhile, Henan Province
actively integrates and establishes two large-scale steel enterprises. |