In 2012, the coke industry eliminated 20.51 million tons of outdated production capacity

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In 2012, the coke industry eliminated 20.51 million tons of outdated production capacity. July 11, 2012, 08:39 – Steel Union News. On the 9th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the list of enterprises in 19 industrial sectors that were to have their outdated production capacity eliminated in 2012 (first batch). These 19 industries are: iron smelting, steelmaking, coke production, calcium carbide production, ferroalloys production, electrolytic aluminum production, copper smelting, lead smelting, zinc smelting, cement production, flat glass production, paper manufacturing, alcohol production, monosodium glutamate production, citric acid production, leather processing, printing and dyeing, chemical fiber production, and lead-acid battery production. A total of 2,579 enterprises are involved, and the scale of capacity reduction for outdated production facilities is roughly in line with the targets set in April this year; there are slight variations in a few cases, but overall the changes are minimal. 　　Among them, 77 companies in the coke industry were listed in 2012, a figure that has decreased significantly compared to 2011. It is reported that in 2011, a total of 87 enterprises with outdated production capacity were phased out in the coke industry, 10 more than in 2012. 　　At the same time, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology show that this year the coke industry has phased out 20.51 million tons of outdated production capacity, which is slightly below the target set in April of this year. It is reported that on April 26 of this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially set the targets for phasing out outdated production capacity in 19 industrial sectors for 2012. Among them, the target set for the coke industry at that time was 20.7 million tons, which is slightly higher by 190,000 tons compared to the latest figures from July. 　　Based on the data from various provinces and cities, this year, coke enterprises from 15 provinces and 1 city made it onto the list. This year, the province that eliminated the largest amount of outdated production capacity among coke manufacturers was Shanxi Province, with a total of 6.03 million tons. 　　It is understood that due to Shanxi’s unique advantages in coking coal, the province has for many years ranked first in China in terms of coking coal production and exports. Its production and exports once accounted for over 40% and 80% of the national total respectively. However, in the past two years, there has been a severe overcapacity in the coking coal industry there. Shanxi Province has carried out large-scale mergers and reorganizations of its coal resources; over the next 4 years, it will phase out 40 million tons of outdated coke production capacity, with no further increase in total production capacity. The number of independent coking enterprises decreased by 75%, while the average production capacity per coking enterprise increased by more than 4.2 times. By 2013, the mergers and reorganizations would be largely completed, resulting in 4 coking parks with a capacity of 10 million tons each across the province, as well as 3 extremely large enterprises with a capacity of 10 million tons and 10 enterprises with a capacity of 5 million tons each. 　　This year, Yunnan Province ranks second in terms of the target to phase out outdated production capacity among coke manufacturers, with a total of 2.45 million tons. However, this figure represents an increase of 650,000 tons compared to the target set in April of this year, which was 1.8 million tons ； Once again in Henan Province, coke manufacturers have phased out a total of 1.6 million tons of outdated production capacity ； This year, coke enterprises in Xinjiang region eliminated a total of 1.57 million tons of outdated production capacity, including 60,000 tons in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps area ； The figure for Sichuan Province is 1.13 million tons ； Guizhou Province has a total of 1.05 million tons. 　　At the same time, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has also required relevant parties to take effective measures to ensure that the outdated production capacities of the enterprises listed in the announcement are shut down by the end of September this year, with complete demolition and elimination to be achieved by the end of the year, and such capacities must not be transferred to other regions or areas in the vicinity. At the same time, all regions are required to carry out on-site inspections and verifications of enterprises whose outdated production capacity is being phased out, as well as to issue announcements regarding the completion of these tasks.