Carbon disulfide production

Reference: Announcement No. 19 of 2013 issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology – “Access Conditions for the Carbon Disulfide Industry”. Carbon disulfide is a flammable, explosive, and toxic hazardous chemical; it is an important raw material in the chemical industry. During its production, toxic and harmful gases such as hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide are generated, posing significant safety risks. To improve the safety management level in the carbon disulfide industry, promote its healthy development, and prevent low-level redundant construction, in accordance with **relevant laws, regulations, and industrial policies, and following the principles of sustainable development such as \"optimizing layout, adjusting structure, saving energy, protecting the environment, ensuring safe production, and promoting technological progress\", the following entry requirements are set for the carbon disulfide industry: 　　I. Industrial Layout 　　(a) New constructions, renovations, or expansions of carbon disulfide production facilities should take place within legally established industrial parks (including chemical parks, industrial zones, etc.). Such projects must be in line with the overall plans of these parks as well as the industry’s development strategies, and they should benefit from adequate raw material supplies, sufficient environmental capacity, and good transportation conditions. 　　(II) It is strictly prohibited to build new carbon disulfide production facilities in legally established scenic spots, nature reserves, cultural heritage protection areas, drinking water source protection areas, and other areas that require special protection. For carbon disulfide production facilities that have already begun construction or are in operation within the aforementioned areas, local authorities **should, in accordance with the planning requirements for those areas and in line with the law, require such enterprises to cease operations within a specified time frame through measures such as closure, relocation, or change of production activities. 　　II. Scale, Process, Equipment, and Quality To meet the requirements of energy conservation, environmental protection, comprehensive resource utilization, and safe production, as well as to achieve a reasonable economic scale, the scale, process, equipment, and quality must meet the following standards: (1) For newly built or upgraded carbon disulfide production facilities, the capacity of each unit should be no less than 20,000 tons per year, with the total capacity not falling below 50,000 tons per year. 　　(II) Phasing out carbon black-based carbon disulfide production facilities that cause severe pollution and use outdated technologies. Within two years of the implementation of these access requirements, batch carbon coke process carbon disulfide production units that use coke as a raw material will be phased out. Existing carbon disulfide production facilities using the batch coke process that do not meet the safety and environmental protection requirements specified in these admission criteria must be promptly rectified; production can only resume after passing the inspection by the relevant authorities. 　　(III) New construction, renovation, and expansion of carbon disulfide production facilities must employ advanced continuous production processes and equipment. In areas where natural gas utilization policies are in place and the supply of natural gas is secure, internationally advanced clean natural gas production processes should be employed to manufacture carbon disulfide. Research and development of new processes and equipment for carbon disulfide production are supported, to be promoted in a timely manner after passing technical evaluations by relevant departments at the provincial level or above. 　　(IV) The main sections and key equipment of carbon disulfide production facilities must be equipped with online automatic control systems and video surveillance; they must also be fitted with efficient exhaust gas treatment systems such as those for desulfurization and dust removal, which are mature and reliable in terms of technology. The development and application of advanced technologies for the comprehensive utilization of the thermal energy and exhaust gases generated by carbon disulfide production are encouraged. 　　(5) The quality of carbon disulfide products shall meet the requirements of **the standard (Industrial Carbon Disulfide GB/T 1615-2008). III. Energy Consumption (1) Carbon disulfide manufacturing enterprises should have a sound energy management system; they must be equipped with energy measurement instruments, and it is encouraged that such enterprises establish energy management centers. 　　(II) The energy consumption per unit of product in carbon disulfide production facilities shall meet the following threshold values: for production processes using coke as raw material, the total energy consumption per ton of product shall not exceed 1,120 kilograms of standard coal (including raw material consumption); for production processes using natural gas as raw material, the total energy consumption per ton of product shall not exceed 640 kilograms of standard coal (including raw material consumption). Energy efficiency assessments and reviews must be conducted for new construction, renovation, and expansion projects. 　　(III) Existing carbon disulfide production enterprises should regularly carry out energy efficiency benchmarking and compliance activities; those that fail to meet the aforementioned acceptance criteria should achieve them through corrective actions by the end of 2014. 　　IV. Environmental Protection (1) The pollutant emissions from existing, newly built, and upgraded carbon disulfide production facilities must meet ** or local emission standards, as well as the requirements related to environmental impact assessment and total pollutant control; industrial solid waste and hazardous waste must be treated and disposed of in an environmentally safe manner in accordance with the law. 　　(II) For the construction, renovation, or expansion of carbon disulfide production facilities, it is necessary to entrust a qualified evaluation agency to prepare an environmental impact assessment report for the project in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations such as the Environmental Impact Assessment Law. “Pollution control measures such as the treatment of waste water, waste gas, and solid waste must be designed, constructed, and put into use simultaneously with the main project, and the inspection and acceptance system for environmental protection facilities must be strictly implemented. Newly built or renovated carbon disulfide production facilities shall not be put into operation without passing environmental protection inspections. 　　(III) Existing carbon disulfide production enterprises shall carry out clean production audits in accordance with the regulations. Those that fail the review will be dealt with in accordance with **relevant laws and regulations. 　　(IV) Carbon disulfide production enterprises must apply for environmental management registration for hazardous chemicals in strict accordance with the law. 　　V. Safety, Fire Protection, and Occupational Health (1) Enterprises shall comply with laws and regulations such as the Work Safety Law, the Fire Protection Law, and the Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, establish a safety management system, and improve the work safety responsibility system; they must also meet the requirements for work safety and occupational health protection as stipulated by relevant laws, regulations, and standards. 　　(II) Enterprises shall strictly implement the \"Measures for the Safety Supervision and Management of Hazardous Chemicals Construction Projects\", and carry out thorough reviews of the safety conditions related to such projects, as well as reviews of the design of safety facilities, registration for trial production, and completion inspections. They must obtain a safety production license in accordance with the law; they must also enforce strict safety management measures for major hazard sources. Additionally, they should strive to achieve compliance with the standards for safety production standardization in the handling of hazardous chemicals, aiming to reach at least level three or higher under these standards. 　　(III) For new construction, renovation, and expansion projects, safety facilities and occupational disease prevention facilities must be designed, constructed, and put into use simultaneously with the main project. Applications must be submitted to the work safety supervision and management authorities in accordance with the law for the registration, review, and completion inspection of occupational health measures related to the \"simultaneous implementation\" principle. Enterprises should implement measures to prevent and control occupational diseases, conduct regular monitoring and assessment of occupational hazard factors in the workplace, and carry out occupational health surveillance in accordance with the law. In carbon disulfide storage areas or other locations where leaks of toxic and harmful gases are likely to occur, warning signs regarding occupational health hazards as well as emergency spray systems should be installed. Safety labels should be attached to the packaging of carbon disulfide products. 　　(IV) Enterprises that produce, store, transport, operate, and use carbon disulfide must comply with the relevant provisions of the Regulations on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals. 　　(5) Carbon disulfide production enterprises shall formulate emergency plans for production safety accidents, and assign full-time personnel responsible for safety, environmental protection, and fire control. 　　VI. Supervision and Management (1) Management aspects such as investment, land supply, environmental assessment, supervision of work safety, energy conservation evaluations, and credit financing shall be carried out in accordance with these access requirements. 　　(II) Before the project goes into operation and during its operational phase, the industry and information technology authorities of each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government (hereinafter referred to as provincial industry and information technology authorities) shall strengthen supervision and inspection over compliance by carbon disulfide enterprises within their jurisdictions with these access requirements. 　　(III) Relevant industry associations should actively promote and implement **industry policies, strengthen self-discipline within the industry, and assist **the relevant departments in carrying out industry supervision and management. 　　VII. Announcement Management (1) Enterprises with carbon disulfide production facilities shall submit an application for an announcement to the provincial department in charge of industry and information technology where the facility is located (see the attachment for requirements). 　　The provincial departments in charge of industry and information technology are responsible for the preliminary review, supervision, and inspection of applications for permits for carbon disulfide production enterprises in their respective regions. 　　The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is responsible for reviewing, verifying, and announcing the application materials submitted by the provincial industry and information technology authorities, as well as for maintaining a dynamic database of the entities listed. 　　(II) Enterprises applying for admission must possess independent legal person status, meet the requirements of these admission criteria, comply with relevant laws and regulations, have no serious illegal activities, and submit the \"Application Form for Admission of Carbon Disulfide Production Enterprises\" as required (see attachment). Enterprises shall be responsible for the authenticity of the application materials. 　　(III) The provincial department in charge of industry and information technology, in conjunction with relevant departments, conducts on-site verification of the enterprises that have submitted applications for announcement, is responsible for filling out the verification form and submitting preliminary opinions; for those whose application materials are incomplete or do not meet the requirements, the enterprise shall be informed promptly to supplement or improve such materials; for enterprises that meet the entry criteria for the carbon disulfide industry, their application materials together with the preliminary opinions shall be submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. 　　(IV) Within three months of receiving the application materials and preliminary review opinions submitted by the provincial industrial and information technology authorities, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shall complete the re-examination and verification process. For enterprises that meet the admission requirements, their information will be published on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for 10 working days; those for which no objections are raised during this period will be officially announced. 　　(5) Production enterprises included in the announcement list must organize their production and business activities in strict accordance with the requirements for admission, and conduct self-inspections based on those requirements. The self-inspection report for the previous year must be submitted to the provincial department in charge of industry and information technology by January 31 of each year. The main contents of the self-inspection report include the enterprise’s production and operation status, changes to the details in the application form, as well as the establishment and implementation of systems related to work safety, energy conservation and consumption reduction, and environmental protection. 　　(VI) The provincial departments in charge of industry and information technology shall conduct supervision and inspections on whether the announced enterprises meet the admission requirements, and review their self-inspection reports. The results of the supervision and inspection for the previous year must be submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology by March 15th each year, and the ministry conducts random inspections from time to time. 　　(7) Any entity or individual who discovers that an enterprise applying for announcement or an already announced enterprise fails to comply with the regulations may report or file a complaint with the industrial and information technology authorities at all levels. 　　(8) If an enterprise that has been listed fails to meet the entry requirements, engages in fraud in the relevant materials submitted, refuses to undergo supervision and inspection, experiences major safety in production or environmental pollution incidents, or commits serious illegal acts, the provincial department in charge of industry and information technology shall order it to make corrections within a specified time limit; if such corrections are not satisfactory, the matter shall be reported to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for the revocation of its listing status. 　　If the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology intends to revoke an entity’s qualification to issue announcements, it shall notify the provincial authorities in charge of industry and information technology as well as the relevant enterprises in advance, and listen to their statements and defenses. 　　Enterprises whose announcement eligibility has been revoked may submit an application for re-entry into the announcement program only after one year of meeting the required rectification standards. 　　VIII. Supplementary Provisions (1) These admission requirements apply to all types of enterprises with carbon disulfide production facilities within the People’s Republic of China. 　　(II) If the laws, regulations, and **standards relevant to these admission requirements are revised, the revised versions shall apply. 　　(III) These admission requirements shall come into effect as of May 1, 2013, and shall be interpreted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will revise these access requirements in a timely manner, depending on the development of the carbon disulfide industry and the requirements of economic and social development.