Yesterday (15th), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that as of December 31, 2020, 1,123 hazardous chemical production enterprises in densely populated urban areas have been relocated and transformed, completing the 2020 phased goal.

  According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, since the state started the relocation and renovation of hazardous chemical production enterprises in densely populated urban areas in 2017, a total of 505 hazardous chemical production companies in densely populated urban areas have closed and exited, and 264 companies have moved into compliance chemical parks. The original locations of the companies are safe Environmental risks have been completely eliminated; 357 companies have effectively solved the problem of insufficient safety and health protection distances for hazardous chemicals companies through internal reconstruction or relocation of surrounding residents.

The relocation and transformation of hazardous chemicals enterprises not only further guarantees the safety of people’s lives and property, but also promotes the transformation and upgrading of enterprises.

  Yu Wei, deputy director of the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Some companies have improved their core competitiveness through relocation and transformation, and the entire product structure has undergone major adjustments.

In addition, we eliminated some outdated production capacity through relocation and transformation, vacated the cage for birds, and gave up the market.

  The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that the next step is to complete the relocation and transformation of the remaining 50 large and extra-large hazardous chemical companies before the end of 2025.