# Regulations in Relation to the Cement Industry

According to the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Transmitting Several Opinions of State Development and Reform Commission and Other Departments concerning Preventing the Haphazard Investment in Steel, Electrolytic Aluminum and Cement Industries (《國務院辦公廳轉發發展改革委等部門關於制止鋼鐵電解鋁水泥行業盲目投資若干意見的通知》), Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Transmitting Several Opinions of State Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Land and Resources, People’s Bank of China and State Environmental Protection Administration concerning Curbing Overcapacity in Some Industries and Guiding Healthy Development of the Industry through Repeat Construction (《國務院批轉發展改革委等部門關於抑制部分行業產能過剩和重複建設引導產業健康發展若干意見的通知》), Guiding Opinions of the People’s Bank of China, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission and China Insurance Regulatory Commission on Further Doing a Good Job in Supporting the Restructuring and Revitalization of Key Industries and Curbing Overcapacity in Some Industries through Financial Services (《中國人民銀行、銀監會、證監會、保監會關於進一步做好金融服務支持重點產業調整振興和抑制部分行業產能過剩的指導意見》), and Guiding Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Supporting Economic Structural Adjustment and Transformation and Upgrading through Finance (《國務院辦公廳關於金融支持經濟結構調整和轉型升級的指導意見》), Guiding Opinions of the State Council on Resolving Serious Production Overcapacity Conflicts (《國務院關於化解產能嚴重過剩矛盾的指導意見》), cement industry belongs to overcapacity industry, shall be subject to stringent control.

According to the Regulations of Cement Industry (2015) (《水泥行業規範條件(2015年本)》), cement construction projects (including cement clinker and cement grinding) should meet the requirements laid down in the Plan for Major Function Division, national industrial plan and policies and local structural adjustment plan for cement industry. Construction land shall should also comply with urban and rural planning, a general land development plan and land use standards. New cement projects are not forbidden in famous scenic places, natural reserves, designated zones for preserving the sources of drinking water, the areas under the prevention and cure measures against atmospheric pollution and susceptible to air pollution, non-industrial development zones and other places that need protection from environmental pollution. As for cement clinker projects, the principles of replacement with equal or less capacity should always be followed, so the overcapacity from these out-of-date projects could be curbed. At the same time, developing special types of cement (including cement for specific purposes) should also be encouraged among active cement manufacturers so that production quality and efficiency will be improved. When commencing new cement projects, a recycling industrial chain shall be taken into consideration. Meanwhile, newly-built cement clinker projects shall consider how to deal with residential and industrial solid wastes from the cities and its industries. New cement grinding projects shall be able to consume local solid wastes that are suitable to be converted into mixed raw materials. Cement construction projects shall meet these requirements. Investment and financing, land supply, evaluation of environmental protection, energy-efficiency assessment, safety supervision, production permit and shutting down of old plants relating to cement projects shall be handled according to these requirements.