Working Conference On Elimination Of Backward Production Capacity In The National Industrial System Was Held In Beijing

In order to implement the plan and requirements of the State Council on Further Strengthening the elimination of backward production capacity and ensuring the achievement of the goal of "energy saving and emission reduction in 11th Five-Year", we should further unify our thinking and decompose the implementation of the 2010 task. On May 2010 27-28, the national industrial system's elimination of backward production capacity meeting was held in Beijing.

About 18 leaders and comrades from the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, the office of the central financial and economic leading group, the general office of the State Council, the State Council Research Office, the all China Federation of trade unions, and the inter ministerial coordination group to eliminate backward production capacity, the representatives of 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), industry and information technology departments, the Xinjiang production and construction corps development and Reform Commission and relevant trade associations attended about 160 people.

At the meeting, Li Yizhong, Minister of industry and information technology, made an important speech entitled "firm confidence and solid work to fully accomplish the task of eliminating backward production capacity in 11th Five-Year".

Minister Li Yizhong pointed out that speeding up the elimination of backward production capacity, which is related to the pformation of the mode of economic development, is related to the completion of the goal of energy saving and emission reduction in 11th Five-Year and to cope with global climate change. This is both an urgent task and a long-term strategic task at present.

Although there are still many difficulties and problems in eliminating backward production capacity, extensive resources and environment for economic development are difficult to carry and are not sustainable.

The Circular of the State Council on Further Strengthening the work of eliminating backward production capacity and the notice of the State Council on Further Strengthening the work to ensure the realization of the "energy saving and emission reduction targets" in 11th Five-Year, has issued the target tasks of eliminating the backward production capacity in 18 industries in 2010, including: 8 million 250 thousand tons of iron making, 91 million 550 thousand tons of cement, 21 million 270 thousand tons of coke, 1 million 440 thousand tons of iron alloy, 4 million 320 thousand tons of paper, 677 thousand tons of alcohol, 339 thousand tons of electrolytic aluminum, 117 thousand tons of copper smelting, 339 thousand tons of zinc smelting, tons of lead smelting, tons of calcium carbide, MSG, tons of citric acid, tons of leather, 30 million tons of leather, and 8 million 250 thousand tons of chemical fiber. According to

Minister Li Yizhong pointed out that the elimination of backward production capacity is tight, heavy tasks, wide coverage and strong policy. We must give full play to the functions of various functional departments and make good use of the legal, economic, technological and necessary administrative means to form a resultant force so as to ensure the goal of eliminating backward production capacity.

First, we must give full play to the binding role of laws and regulations and the threshold role of technical standards, strictly enforce laws, regulations, and standards concerning environmental protection, energy consumption, safety, quality, land and other aspects, and resolutely eliminate backward production capacity which does not meet the requirements.

Two, we should give full play to the role of the market mechanism, raise the cost of land use, increase the rate of differential tariff increase, and implement the punitive price policy so as to make the backward production capacity unprofitable and unable to survive.

Three, we must suspend the examination and approval, approval and filing of the "two high" and overcapacity industries to expand capacity projects. We will no longer approve, approve and record the "two high" and overcapacity industries to expand capacity projects this year.