Haze Weather Affects China Steel

In recent days, major cities in China have experienced haze in varying degrees, which has caused inconvenience to people's lives and travel. Relevant person in charge said that effective and effective measures should be taken to accelerate the adjustment of industrial structure and layout, promote energy conservation and emission reduction, and build an ecological civilization. Strengthen the work of environmental protection law enforcement and other related aspects, and the other party reminded the public to strengthen self-protection. This matter requires the establishment of awareness of the whole people, and it requires the participation of all citizens and joint governance. So, what is the impact of hazy weather on the steel industry?

The recent sustained nationwide smog weather not only provoked public concern about environmental pollution, but also triggered discussions among numerous steel traders. Everyone is worried that whether smog weather will lead to 2010 or 11 "The energy-saving and emission-reduction indicators have not been completed. What happened to Hebei's steel mills that were forced to stop production again? Many authoritative experts in the industry interviewed believe that the government may take measures such as temporarily shutting down steel mills and increasing industry pollution.

We can't avoid worrying that the iron and steel industry is a high-energy-consuming, high-pollution industry. The emissions of dioxide* and dust are the major components of smog. According to Haixin Steel Network Information Editor, SO2 emissions in China's steel industry ranks third among all industries in China in 1999; smoke and dust emissions account for 6.2%, ranking fourth; dust emissions account for 20.0%. In 2010, the national steel enterprise's emissions of NO x, nitrogen oxides, dust, and dust were 1,766,500 tons, 931,000 tons, 562,800 tons, and 934,700 tons, respectively, which accounted for 9.5% and 6.3% of industrial emissions respectively. 9.3% and 20.7%. It can be seen that the governance of tobacco, gas and dust in the steel industry is very important. Faced with such a situation, not only the public expressed general concerns and appeals for environmental protection, but the relevant government departments will also put haze control on the agenda.

Although there is a voice saying that the steel industry is not the culprit of hazy weather, more voices believe that the accumulation of steel companies in North China is one of the main causes of haze formation. In the long run, the recent severe haze weather in Beijing and other large and medium-sized cities in North China will inevitably lead to major policy adjustments that are not conducive to the development of old energy and heavy pollution industries, or have a major impact on the survival of steel companies.

There are many reasons for the formation of hazy weather. There are climatic reasons and human factors. The steel industry must work hard to reduce pollution and does not rule out the possibility of the government taking extreme measures to rectify the steel industry.

In this way, even if there is no hazy weather, the domestic steel mills themselves face a great deal of pollutant discharge pressure, and haze may be just a catalyst.