The reporter learned from the Department of Industrial Policy at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) that the commission has officially announced the first batch of enterprises in the calcium carbide, coking, and ferroalloy industries to be phased out due to outdated production capacity. This initial round includes 380 companies, with 83 calcium carbide plants, 69 small-scale coking firms, and 228 producers of soil coke, blue carbon, and modified coke. The NDRC has mandated that these facilities must be completely dismantled and destroyed by the end of the year.
According to the information, the eliminated calcium carbide plants are all open-type furnaces or single units with a capacity of 6,300 kVA or less, totaling 570,000 tons of phase-out capacity. The coking plants being removed are primarily those using outdated soil-coking methods and ovens with carbonization chamber heights below 4.3 meters, amounting to 10.76 million tons of capacity. The elimination process involves not only dismantling equipment but also ensuring no reactivation of these facilities.
The majority of these enterprises are located in provinces such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Hebei, with many being small or private businesses. Officials from the NDRC’s Industrial Policy Department confirmed that in the next three years, additional outdated facilities will continue to be phased out, including calcium carbide furnaces under 12,500 kVA, small coking units, and ovens with carbonization chambers under 4.3 meters. The goal is to eliminate 2 million tons of outdated calcium carbide production and 80 million tons of obsolete coking capacity.
Since 2004, the Chinese government has been conducting targeted campaigns to improve efficiency and reduce pollution in high-energy, high-pollution industries like calcium carbide, coking, and ferroalloy. In June this year, the NDRC requested local governments to submit lists of outdated facilities for these sectors. After reviewing the submissions, the commission finalized the first batch of enterprises to be eliminated, aligning with national energy-saving and emission reduction policies and industrial restructuring guidelines.
The NDRC has urged provincial and municipal governments to develop specific measures based on national laws and industrial policies to implement the elimination of outdated production capacities. It will also conduct inspections in key regions to ensure compliance and prevent the resurgence of inefficient operations. This move reflects the government’s ongoing commitment to promoting sustainable development and improving environmental standards across key industrial sectors.
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