18 tanneries in Wenzhou are facing the elimination of backward production capacity

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced to the public that 18 industrial sectors have eliminated the list of backward production capacity enterprises. The backward production capacity of these enterprises will be closed before the end of September this year. The published list shows that among the 84 backward production capacity tanning enterprises in the country, 18 tanning enterprises in Wenzhou are among them.

“The outdated tannery enterprises have been ruled out, but tanneries are not all heavily polluting enterprises. As long as environmental standards are met and technology is upgraded, waste water can also be used for the second time.” Xie Yufang, Secretary General of the Municipal Leather Industry Association, said that the current shoes The Leather Industry Association has launched a plan for the construction of a green tanning base to solve industrial chain and environmental protection issues. According to relevant policies and regulations, in the process of industrial restructuring, a group of enterprises with backward production capacity will be eliminated. This will also force the shoe leather enterprises to further transform and upgrade.

The "listed" enterprises are mainly privately-owned SMEs. According to relevant regulations, the backward production capacity of the 2087 companies listed in the “List” must be closed before the third quarter of this year, and it is less than two months from the announcement.

In accordance with the requirements of the State Council's relevant documents, enterprises that have not eliminated the backward production capacity within the prescribed time limit shall be revoked for the emission permit. Banking financial institutions shall not provide any new credit support, and the investment management department shall not approve or approve new investment projects. The resource management department will not approve new land use, and the relevant management department will not apply for production licenses. The production licenses and safety production licenses that have been issued must be withdrawn according to law.