en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Department of Ecology and Environment of Zhejiang Province, China, released on June 15, 2026, the "Public Notice on the Acceptance and Case Closure of Rectification for the Third Round of Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspection Feedback Issue: 'Lagging Progress in Key Air Pollution Prevention and Control Tasks'". The notice indicates that the issue identified by the inspection—"13 steel enterprises across the province had not completed their retrofit tasks"—has been fully rectified and passed provincial on-site verification and acceptance. The public notice period runs from June 16 to June 30, 2026.

According to the rectification requirements, steel enterprises in Zhejiang Province were originally required to substantially complete ultra-low emission retrofits by the end of 2022. However, as of the time the Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspection Team arrived, none of the 13 steel enterprises located across seven cities—Ningbo, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Quzhou, Taizhou, and Lishui—had completed their retrofit tasks. To advance the rectification, multiple provincial departments in Zhejiang and the governments of the seven cities coordinated efforts and implemented a series of measures.

Targeted Measures by Category: All 211 Retrofit Projects Completed

The rectification work utilized differentiated electricity pricing policies to incentivize enterprises to accelerate retrofits, and various projects were advanced in stages according to plan. The 13 enterprises were divided into three categories to achieve rectification closure:

Capacity Exit (1 enterprise): Taizhou Huadi Industrial Co., Ltd. dismantled all main electric arc furnace equipment for steelmaking and permanently exited crude steel smelting capacity.

Relocation and Technical Transformation (1 enterprise): Lishui Huahong Steel Products Co., Ltd. shut down its original crude steel production line by the end of 2025 and simultaneously implemented a relocation and technical transformation project.

Full-Process Ultra-Low Emission Retrofit (11 enterprises): Including Yongxing Special Materials, Huzhou Jiuli Special Metals, Quzhou Yuanli Metals, Zhejiang Youyi New Materials, Zhejiang Wantai Special Steel, Ningbo Dahua Steel, Ningbo Yongjin Metals, Ningbo Dongfang Jiahong Special Steel, Zhenshi Dongfang Special Steel, Jiaxing Wantai Steel, and Zhejiang Jiajin Metals, these 11 enterprises comprehensively completed factory enclosure, deep waste gas treatment, and supporting full-process clean transportation retrofits.

Pollutant Emissions Generally Reduced by Over 30%

By the end of December 2024, all 211 ultra-low emission retrofit projects across the three major areas—organized waste gas, unorganized dust suppression, and clean transportation—at the 13 steel enterprises were fully completed. As of November 28, 2025, except for the two enterprises that exited capacity or underwent relocation and technical transformation, the remaining 11 enterprises had all passed the ultra-low emission assessment and monitoring public notice of the China Iron and Steel Association.

Following the completion of the rectification, air pollutant emissions from steel enterprises across the province generally decreased by over 30%. The level of intelligent environmental supervision at the enterprises significantly improved, daily environmental management systems were strengthened, and the capacity for environmental risk prevention was notably enhanced. From April 8 to 10, 2026, the Supervision and Inspection Office of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government organized relevant provincial departments to conduct on-site verification, confirming that all rectification measures for this issue had been implemented, achieving the expected goals and meeting the conditions for case closure.

The Department of Ecology and Environment stated that case closure is not the endpoint; routine pollution re-inspections of the steel industry will be conducted, and efforts to promote refined and digitalized management and control will continue.

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