《钢铁行业产能置换实施办法（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revised the "Implementation Measures for Capacity Replacement in the Steel Industry" and is seeking public opinions on the draft, which outlines specific criteria for capacity replacement in the steel sector [1] Summary by Relevant Categories Policy Changes - The draft specifies that only smelting equipment listed in the State Council's capacity reduction plan from 2016 and legally compliant smelting equipment built since 2016 can be used for capacity replacement [1] Exclusions for Capacity Replacement - Six categories of capacity are explicitly prohibited from being used for replacement: 1. Capacity included in the steel industry's capacity reduction tasks and those that received financial support for exit [1] 2. Capacity from smelting equipment that was not actually built and put into production before the provincial industrial and information authorities announced the capacity replacement plan [1] 3. Capacity from outdated production equipment as defined in the "Guidance Catalog for Industrial Structure Adjustment" [1] 4. Capacity from iron and steel equipment that has operated less than 90 days per year for two consecutive years after the implementation of this measure [1] 5. Capacity from non-steel industry smelting equipment such as casting, forging, and ferroalloy [1] 6. Capacity from auxiliary production equipment like vanadium converters and secondary refining furnaces that have not completed capacity replacement procedures or are not listed in the State Council's capacity reduction plan [1]