The Lüliang Coking Industry Association’s symposium on promoting high-quality industrial development was held at Pengfei.

Release Date:

2019-11-04

On November 3, the Lüliang City Coking Industry Association held a symposium on promoting high-quality development at the headquarters of Pengfei Group.

On November 3, the Lüliang City Coking Industry Association held a symposium on promoting high-quality development at the headquarters of Pengfei Group. Zheng Peng, President of the Lüliang City Coking Industry Association and Chairman of Pengfei Group, attended and addressed the meeting. Li Yang, Secretary-General of the Lüliang City Coking Industry Association and Deputy General Manager and General Manager of Supply and Marketing at Pengfei Group, chaired the event. Representatives from all member enterprises of the association were in attendance.

At the meeting, Li Yang first conveyed the spirit of the provincial conference on advancing high-quality industrial development, as well as the key remarks delivered by Provincial Party Secretary Luo Huining and Governor Lou Yangsheng, thereby underscoring the strategic importance of high-quality industrial development in the province’s economic transformation and upgrading.

Representatives from each member enterprise outlined their companies’ industrial production capacity, project development, and efforts to extend the industrial chain. They also put forward relevant opinions and recommendations on issues such as differentiated approaches to capacity‑reduction plans requiring association coordination, tailored treatment of peak‑shaving production for advanced capacity, and balancing the interests of small enterprises in maintaining their production capacity.

Zheng Peng once again provided a detailed overview of the background behind convening this symposium. He emphasized that, first and foremost, the event aims to thoroughly study, deeply understand, and effectively implement the spirit of the important speeches delivered by Provincial Party Secretary Luo Huining and Governor Lou Yangsheng at the provincial mobilization conference on advancing high-quality industrial development. Additionally, it seeks to convey the guiding principles from the city‑wide mobilization meeting on promoting high‑quality industrial development, convened by the Lüliang Municipal Government and the Lüliang Coking Industry Association, thereby clarifying the future development direction for coking enterprises in Lüliang, identifying the challenges currently faced by existing firms that require government support and assistance, and recognizing a group of outstanding enterprises that have made significant contributions to high‑quality development.

It was pointed out that the issues raised by the delegates did not touch upon core matters. Following the reduction of excess capacity in Lüliang City, there remains a gap of nearly 9 million tons relative to the existing output of 27 million tons. The municipal Party committee and government will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the surplus capacity reclaimed and allocate it in a coordinated manner. All member enterprises are urged not to succumb to undue panic or anxiety over capacity concerns; instead, they should seize the opportunity to focus on their own operations and accelerate ongoing projects. At the same time, vigorous efforts must be made to advance green coking and to lead and facilitate the digital, networked, and intelligent transformation of the industry. We must view Shanxi from a national perspective and Lüliang from Shanxi’s standpoint, reconfiguring resources both within and among enterprises through supply-chain extension, supplementation, and strengthening, thereby achieving complementary advantages and mutually beneficial outcomes.

Zheng Peng believes that high-quality development must be revolutionary. By positioning Shanxi as a hub for an energy revolution, the province seeks to overhaul all traditional practices and approaches. All member enterprises must fully recognize the profound impact that high-quality development will have on the coking industry. In the near future, the association will conduct assessments of coking enterprises in Xiaoyi, Fenyang, Jiaocheng, Lishi, and other areas, exploring new pathways better suited to the development of Lüliang’s coking sector. Furthermore, with regard to the opinions, suggestions, and issues requiring coordination raised by member companies—such as the transition from road to rail transport and financial financing—the association will proactively engage with the Lüliang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to secure more favorable policy support. At the same time, the association pledged to spare no effort in fulfilling its role as a vital bridge between the industry and the government, continuing to provide unwavering support to all member enterprises.