Posted on June 25, 2012 by China Briefing
Jun. 25 – China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, and other five ministries and commissions jointly released “The 12th Five-Year Plan for Waste Recycling Technology (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Plan’).” The Plan identifies the major areas of waste recycling technology as well as discusses the current situation and future plans for development in these areas. Moreover, the Plan specifies the development goals and tasks in the identified major areas, and provides measures to achieve these goals.
Key information and details taken from the Plan can be found in the summary below.
Major areas and tasks
Utilization of recycling resources
The Plan calls on the development of technologies in comprehensive utilization, reproduction and recycling of scrap metal, waste electronic products, used electro-mechanical products, and recycled polymer.
Recycling of industrial solid waste
The Plan highlights the development of technologies in the comprehensive utilization of fly ash, coal gangue and industrial by-product gypsum, scale dissolution of smelting waste residue, and conversion and gasification of industry-produced waste.
Energy regeneralization of waste and sludge
Disposal and regeneralization of domestic waste in urban areas, construction waste, as well as industrial sludge and sewage sludge are heightened tasks in the Plan.
The Plan also emphasizes the development of technologies to control the whole process of waste recycling, theoretical research of waste cleaning and utilization, as well as innovation in these areas and cultivation of professionals.
Enforcement measures
Strengthening leadership and coordination
The Plan advises the establishment of a coordination team by the national technology ministries. The Plan also encourages all governments at the provincial level to include study of waste recycling into its plan for technology development.
Supporting development and innovation
The government should take advantage of existing channels to support key areas of technological innovation relating to waste recycling. The combination of technology and financing should be enhanced to support high-tech enterprises specialized in waste recycling and to encourage these enterprises to enter into multi-level capital market financing. The certification system of innovated products using waste recycling technology should be improved. Relevant preferential policies should cover these products.
Role of enterprises in innovation
A new market-oriented technology innovation system should be established where enterprises will play a key role and production, study and research will be combined. More policies should be made to encourage innovation, and to support innovation development of specialized enterprises in waste recycling.
Enhancing management and improving efficiency
Third-party supervision mechanisms should be established for technology projects and spending to enhance management efficiency. Performance review mechanisms should be established to review the effectiveness of these projects, and to manage the projects, professionals and construction of premises.
Strengthening technological innovation
The government should play a leading role in the establishment of technological innovation strategic alliances and service platforms in major areas of waste recycling. An advanced waste recycling technology index and technological standards index should be compiled for the promotion and industrial application of advanced technologies.
Boosting international cooperation and exchange
It is necessary to include exchange of waste recycling technologies into bilateral and multilateral international cooperation to obtain more support from international technology cooperation plans.
Promoting popularization of waste recycling technology
The Plan provides that waste recycling technology should be popularized to encourage every citizen to actively participate in waste recycling activities to achieve sustainable development.
China Releases Blueprint to Promote Seven Emerging Industries
Posted on June 1, 2012 by China Briefing
By Xiaolei Gu
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Directions and tasks for seven emerging industries of strategic importance
Environmental protection
China’s energy-saving and environmental protection industry need breakthroughs in major core technologies, including energy efficiency and progression utilization, pollution prevention and secure settlement, as well as recycling and reuse of resources. Industry professionals should also research and develop more high-tech equipment and products for energy conservation, advanced environmental protection, and resource recycling and reuse. These professionals should also strive to promote green production and low carbon technology, and accelerate the formation of environmental protection as one of the country’s pillar industries.
New energy
The new energy sector should develop more mature technology in nuclear power, wind power, solar photo-voltaics, thermal utilization, biomass electricity generation and methane gas so as to actively advance the industrialization of renewable resource technology. –
China Releases 12th Five-Year Plan for National Strategic Emerging Industries
Posted on July 25, 2012 by China Briefing
By Yao Lu
Jul. 25 – To accelerate the incubation and development of the country’s strategic emerging industries, China’s State Council issued the “12th Five-Year Development Plan for National Strategic Emerging Industries (guofa [2012] No.28, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Plan’)” on July 9. The plan lays out 7 strategic emerging industries and 20 key projects; moreover, it sets up development goals for the 12th Five-Year Plan period and offers policy measures to facilitate the development of the relevant industries.
Development objectives
According to the Plan, the share of value-added from the strategic emerging industries against the country’s overall gross domestic product is targeted to reach roughly 8 percent by 2015 and 15 percent by 2020, while the average annual growth of the industrial scale is expected to be above 20 percent.
Key development orientation and main tasks 2011-2015
As provided by the Plan, the key development direction and main tasks for the 12th Five-Year Plan period involve 7 strategic emerging industries, namely:
1. New energy auto industry
2. Energy-saving and environmental protection industry
Energy-efficient industry
Advanced environmental protection industry
Resource recycling industry
3. New generation information technology industry
Next generation information network industry
Fundamental industry of core electronics
High-end software and new information service industry
4. Biology industry
Bio-pharmaceutical industry
Bio-medical engineering industry
Bio-breeding industry
Bio-manufacturing industry
5. High-end equipment manufacturing industry
Aviation equipment industry
Satellite and its application industry
Rail transportation equipment industry
Marine engineering equipment industry
Intelligent equipment-manufacturing industry
6. New energy industry
Nuclear energy technology industry
Wind energy industry
Solar energy industry
Biomass industry
7. New material industry
New functional material industry
Advanced structural material industry
High-performance composite material industry
Major projects
As provided by the Plan, the key development direction and main tasks for the 12th Five-Year Plan period also involve 20 key projects, including the following:
Key energy-saving technology and equipment industrialization project
Pilot project for equipment relating to key environmental protection technology and product industrialization
Important resource recycling project
Broadband China project
High-performance integrated circuits project
New-type flat panel display project
Internet of things (IOT) and cloud computing technology project
“Beneficial Information for the People” project
Protein-based biomedical products and vaccine project
High-performance medical treatment equipment project
Bio-breeding project
Bio-based material project
Aviation equipment project
Spatial infrastructure construction project
Advanced rail transport equipment and its key assemblies project
Marine engineering equipment project
Intelligent equipment-manufacturing project
New energy integrated application project
Key material upgradation project
New energy auto project
Policy measures
The plan offers three measures to better facilitate the development of the relevant industries, they are:
Intensifying fiscal and financial policy support
Perfecting technical innovation and talent policies
Creating a desirable market environment
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