The Hydrofluorocarbon Chemical Production and Construction Projects Strictly Regulated
2024-7-29
According to the website of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued Notice No. [2024] 22 of the Environmental Protection Office.
In order to effectively implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulations on the Management of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), the following notice is hereby issued to control the construction of the second 13 hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) chemical production projects and strengthen the environmental management of all 18 HFC chemical production facilities:
1. No new or expanded HFCs chemical production facilities listed in Annex 1, which are used for controlled purposes such as refrigerants and foaming agents (excluding chemical production facilities that produce HFCs during the production process, i.e. by-product facilities), shall be built or expanded in various regions, except for those whose environmental impact assessment reports (forms) have been approved before the implementation date of this notice.
2. If the existing HFCs chemical production facilities listed in Annex 2 for controlled purposes need to be renovated or relocated, the original HFCs production capacity shall not be increased, nor shall the types of HFCs products listed in Annex 2 for controlled purposes be added.
3. The HFCs generated during the trial production of the controlled use chemical production facilities listed in Annex 2 should be included in quota management. Chemical production facilities that produce HFCs listed in Annex 2 should also be subject to quota management for controlled uses. Those who have not obtained quotas can only be used for raw material purposes or destroyed, and cannot be directly discharged.
4. If it is necessary to produce HFCs for controlled use listed in Annex 2 for special purposes, it shall be approved by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment in conjunction with relevant departments.
5. Enterprises that violate the above regulations shall be punished in accordance with the Regulations.
6. This notice shall come into effect from August 1, 2024.
In order to effectively implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulations on the Management of Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), the following notice is hereby issued to control the construction of the second 13 hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) chemical production projects and strengthen the environmental management of all 18 HFC chemical production facilities:
1. No new or expanded HFCs chemical production facilities listed in Annex 1, which are used for controlled purposes such as refrigerants and foaming agents (excluding chemical production facilities that produce HFCs during the production process, i.e. by-product facilities), shall be built or expanded in various regions, except for those whose environmental impact assessment reports (forms) have been approved before the implementation date of this notice.
2. If the existing HFCs chemical production facilities listed in Annex 2 for controlled purposes need to be renovated or relocated, the original HFCs production capacity shall not be increased, nor shall the types of HFCs products listed in Annex 2 for controlled purposes be added.
3. The HFCs generated during the trial production of the controlled use chemical production facilities listed in Annex 2 should be included in quota management. Chemical production facilities that produce HFCs listed in Annex 2 should also be subject to quota management for controlled uses. Those who have not obtained quotas can only be used for raw material purposes or destroyed, and cannot be directly discharged.
4. If it is necessary to produce HFCs for controlled use listed in Annex 2 for special purposes, it shall be approved by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment in conjunction with relevant departments.
5. Enterprises that violate the above regulations shall be punished in accordance with the Regulations.
6. This notice shall come into effect from August 1, 2024.