OREANDA-NEWS. June 16, 2011. During the 12th five-year period, based on the continue enhancement of the energy &environmental management system capacity, Baosteel will increase energy saving technological transformation efforts on the existing production lines, new production lines and the  newly acquired production lines from the aspects of  continuous improvement, technological innovation, and upgrading, considering industry characteristics, product structure, production line equipment and environmental conditions. Baosteel plans to invest 10.1 billion, implement 83 key projects and strive for new breakthroughs in energy saving work.

At present, energy conservation and emission reduction has become a serious life or death issue for the enterprise. The competitive advantage not only comes from quality, cost, timeliness, service but also from environment-friendly production and products, environmental management, environmental marketing and series of protection of the ecological environment. Baosteel raises environmental management concept and brings environmental factors into production and business activities.

Baosteel 12th five-year period energy saving &emission reduction target is: adhering to the strategy of reduction priorities, constantly improving resource and energy efficiency; continuing to improve the cleanliness level of manufacturing units, carrying out clean production standards and performance improvement operations, continuously improving by-product resource utilization(for production and for society) rate, developing energy saving and environmental protection technology and equipment manufacturing industry, enhancing energy saving service industry; establishing and improving recycling economy  management&organization system and indicator system, establishing environmental management  accounting and evaluation system, fulfilling corporate social responsibility and promoting community harmony.

For existing production lines, Baosteel will adopt continuous improvement and increasing investment measures. In the steel unit, Baosteel will carry out clean production standards and performance improvement action. In 3 years the main index will raise to a new level, process indicators and energy system conversion indicators  not included in national standards will increase by 3 percentage points. Baosteel will continuously improve the basic management level, strengthen energy saving environmental protection facilities precision  management, improve the recovery and utilization of surplus energy, ensure  the environmental effects of environmental protection facilities, promotes clean production and achieve continuous improvement.

Based on market conditions,four effectiveness management will be implemented on the new production lines. To strictly control increments, Baosteel will strengthen the our effectiveness management particularly in infrastructure projects. Taking energy &environmental protection indicators as the major threshold of project acceptance, Baosteel changes the previous project management which had emphasis on production standards instead of consumption emissions standards.

For newly acquired production lines, Baosteel will emphasize on the compliance rectification in order to upgrade and cut off backward. During the acquisition, Baosteel will carry out energy and environmental responsibility fulfilment inspection and inspect the acquisition objects from the the points of energy and environmental protection management, technical equipment and external resources and propose solution. For businesses newly merged into the Group, Baosteel, while strengthening management and supervision, will be more active in organization and coordination work, develop practical transformation plan and coordinate internal resources to promote the implementation. Baosteel will promote mutual development by helping backward enterprises.