Retired on-the-spot off the bench

A few days ago, the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission announced the list of key energy-saving and emission-reducing enterprises in the province, accounting for one-third of chemical companies. According to the requirements, legal representatives of state-owned enterprises that have not met the standards will be dismissed on the spot.
The listed companies are distributed in industries such as coking, fertilizer, petroleum, natural gas, coal, and electricity. The evaluation results of energy saving and emission reduction targets of key enterprises will be notified by the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government. If the annual assessment is outstanding, the Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government will grant the title of “Excellent Enterprise in Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction in Hebei Province” and give them a material reward. At the same time, the provincial government stipulated that if the assessment fails to complete the target, the legal representative of the state-owned enterprise shall be removed from office in place, and the private enterprise shall be ordered to stop production and rectification according to law.
At present, the key enterprises initially identified in the province include 38 companies including Huabei Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Tangshan Sanyou Alkali Industry Group, Shijiazhuang Group Co., Ltd., Ganzhou Dahua Group Co., Ltd. and Baoding Swan Co., Ltd., among which the number of chemical companies 1/3 or more.
According to reports, since the beginning of this year, Hebei Province has invested 38 million yuan in energy-saving special funds and 312 million yuan in emission reduction special funds. In the future, the government will give key support to projects concerning the approval, acquisition of land, and credit system for new, expanded, and changed key energy-saving and emission reduction projects.

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