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announced the first batch of enterprises in the calcium carbide, coking, and ferroalloy sectors to be phased out due to outdated production capacities. This includes 380 companies, with 83 calcium carbide plants, 69 small coking units, and 228 enterprises producing 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 soil-coking units that do not meet environmental standards, as well as ovens with carbonization chamber heights below 4.3 meters, amounting to 10.76 million tons of capacity. The elimination process involves dismantling equipment and ensuring no reactivation of the facilities.
Notably, the majority of the affected enterprises are located in provinces such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Hebei, with many being small-scale or privately owned. Officials from the NDRC emphasized that over the next three years, additional backward production capacities will continue to be eliminated. This includes calcium carbide furnaces under 12,500 kVA, coking units, and ovens with carbonization chambers shorter than 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 The goal is to eliminate 2 million tons of outdated calcium carbide production and 80 million tons of obsolete coking capacity.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 state has been conducting targeted campaigns to regulate high-energy consumption, high-pollution, and resource-based industries like calcium carbide, coking, and ferroalloy. In June this year, the NDRC requested local governments to submit lists of backward production facilities included in the current cleanup. After reviewing these submissions, the NDRC finalized the first batch of enterprises to be eliminated, following the guidelines set by the State Council’s energy-saving and emission reduction conference and the industrial structure adjustment policy.
The commission has instructed provincial and municipal governments to develop specific measures in line with national laws, regulations, and industrial policies to implement the phase-out. It will also conduct inspections in key regions to ensure compliance and prevent any resurgence of outdated facilities. This initiative reflects a broader effort to promote sustainable development and improve environmental standards across China’s industrial sector.
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