BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) according to the website of the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments recently released “opinions on doing a good job in resolving excess capacity in the steel and coal industry in 2017 to realize the development of relief from difficulties”. “Opinions” pointed out that we should unswervingly deal with “zombie enterprises” and resolutely eliminate backward production capacity with stricter standards.
The “opinions” stressed that we should continue to take the resettlement of employees as the top priority, guide enterprises to implement the resettlement plan according to regulations and regulations, strengthen the re-employment assistance for the unemployed, and focus on strengthening the assistance for the “4050” personnel, timely coordinate and solve emergencies in employee placement, prevent and properly resolve mass incidents.
Data Map: Workers in steel mills are working. Photo taken by Li Nanxuan
The opinion points out that the basic principle of resolving excess capacity in the steel and coal industry in 2017 is to adhere to the marketization and legalization to remove capacity. Follow the laws of the market, give full play to the decisive role of the market in the allocation of resources, and exit backward production capacity through survival of the fittest; Strengthen market supervision, strictly restrict environmental protection, quality, technology, energy consumption, water consumption, safety and credit, remove production capacity according to laws and regulations; Fully consider the regional resource conditions and the actual supply and demand, and adjust measures to local conditions to remove production capacity.
Insist on striving for progress in stability and ensure the production capacity in a steady and orderly manner. Handle the relationship between capacity, supply assurance and price stabilization, highlight debt disposal and employee placement, firmly hold the bottom line of financial risks and social livelihood, effectively prevent and resolve risks, ensure economic and social stability.
Adhere to the scientific and accurate production capacity with clearer standards. Further find out the bottom of the situation, sort out the weak links in the work, clarify the key points of the production capacity target, accurately implement policies, make targeted efforts, and do not engage in “one size fits all” and “pushing the head”.
Adhere to the laws and regulations, strictly control the production capacity. Take more severe measures, resolutely ban the “land strip steel” according to law, crack down on illegal acts, strictly control new production capacity, and never allow fraud.
Adhere to the combination of distance and near, and take overall consideration of production capacity. We should not only base ourselves on the current situation, but also focus on the long term. We should consider and promote the production capacity, merger and reorganization, transformation and upgrading as a whole.
Data map: a coal mine in Badong county, Hubei province. Photo taken by Li Xia Ming
“Opinions” pointed out that we should unswervingly deal with “zombie enterprises”. Take the disposal of “zombie enterprises” as a bull nose to resolve excess capacity, and do a good job in promoting the implementation of the work plan of restructuring and disposal of “zombie enterprises” in the steel industry.
Resolutely eliminate backward production capacity with stricter standards. Strictly implement laws and regulations, mandatory standards and industrial policies such as environmental protection, quality, technology, energy consumption, water consumption and safety, improve relevant standards according to laws and regulations, and formulate more specific implementation plans respectively.
Resolutely clean up and severely investigate illegal capacity. To further sort out and investigate the illegal construction of newly-built and under-construction projects of steel and coal, and thoroughly investigate and deal with problems such as unapproved construction, side-by-side Construction, incomplete procedures, and inconsistent approval. Take more resolute and effective measures to completely ban the production capacity of “ground Steel” by the end of June 2017.
More strictly control the new capacity. Strictly implement the relevant regulations of the State Council on strictly controlling new production capacity, carry out in-depth special actions to clean up illegal and illegal construction projects in the steel industry, and accelerate the completion of the investigation of iron and steel enterprises around the country.
Scientifically grasp the strength and rhythm of removing production capacity, and scientifically study and determine the task of resolving excess production capacity of local and relevant central enterprises in 2017.
Do a good job in employee placement and social stability in depth and detail. Continue to take the placement of employees as the top priority to ensure that employees have placement, social sustainability and people’s livelihood are guaranteed. Further find out the number of employees involved, and guide the enterprise to implement the employee placement plan according to regulations and regulations. Support enterprises to distribute and resettle employees through multiple channels, tap the potential of internal job transfer and implement the subsidy policy for stable job. Strengthen the re-employment assistance for the unemployed, plus-sized the assistance for the needy, and focus on strengthening the assistance for the “4050” personnel to solve the problem of zero-employment families. Implement employment assistance actions for difficult areas such as northeast China. Strengthen risk prevention, improve and implement emergency plans, coordinate and solve emergencies in employee placement in a timely manner, and prevent and properly resolve mass incidents.
Dispose of assets and debts in a secure manner. Distinguish different situations, play the main role of stakeholders, and actively explore effective debt disposal methods.
Vigorously promote enterprise merger and reorganization, optimization of layout and transformation and upgrading. Encourage advantageous enterprises to plus-sized mergers and acquisitions in accordance with the principle of marketization, promote mergers and acquisitions across regions and ownership in the steel industry, and then start several major mergers and acquisitions in the steel industry. Encourage conditional, powerful steel enterprises carry out international capacity cooperation through various ways.
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zhongxin.com, May 12, according to the website of the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments recently released “opinions on doing a good job in resolving excess capacity in the steel and coal industry in 2017 to realize the development of relief from difficulties”. Opinion