Xinhua reported that to Hebei's Industry & Information Technology Department said that China's top steel producing Hebei Province has seen its steel production capacity down from 320 million tonnes at its peak to below 200 million tonnes over the past decade and that number of steel mills been slashed from 123 about 10 years ago to the current 39 and 15 steel companies have moved away from urban areas.While the outdated capacity has been reduced, steelmakers that remain operational have upgraded their technology and equipment to save energy and cut pollution. Hebei Iron & Steel Group has adopted more than 130 advanced tHebei once accounted for 25% of China's total steel production and was home to 7 of the country's 10 most polluted cities. As China deepens supply-side structural reform for high-quality growth, Hebei, which neighbors Beijing, has made headway in cutting overcapacity and pollution, and in the pursuit of green and balanced development. From 2013 to 2021, the average PM2.5 concentration in Hebei dropped from 104 to 38.8 micrograms per cubic meter, the number of days with good air quality in the province increased from 149 to 269, and heavily polluted days decreased from 73 to nine,
Xinhua reported that to Hebei's Industry & Information Technology Department said that China's top steel producing Hebei Province has seen its steel production capacity down from 320 million tonnes at its peak to below 200 million tonnes over the past decade and that number of steel mills been slashed from 123 about 10 years ago to the current 39 and 15 steel companies have moved away from urban areas.While the outdated capacity has been reduced, steelmakers that remain operational have upgraded their technology and equipment to save energy and cut pollution. Hebei Iron & Steel Group has adopted more than 130 advanced tHebei once accounted for 25% of China's total steel production and was home to 7 of the country's 10 most polluted cities. As China deepens supply-side structural reform for high-quality growth, Hebei, which neighbors Beijing, has made headway in cutting overcapacity and pollution, and in the pursuit of green and balanced development. From 2013 to 2021, the average PM2.5 concentration in Hebei dropped from 104 to 38.8 micrograms per cubic meter, the number of days with good air quality in the province increased from 149 to 269, and heavily polluted days decreased from 73 to nine,
