Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: allow the production capacity replacement of new photovoltaic glass projects

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: allow the production capacity replacement of new photovoltaic glass projects

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology pointed out that plate glass is a key industry with excess production capacity, and the Guidance of the State Council on Resolving the Contradiction between Severe Excess Production Capacity ([2013] No. 41) and the General Office of the State Council on Promoting the Steady growth and Structural Adjustment of building Materials Industry 。
Guidance notes on Enhancing Efficiency ([2016] No. 34) it is clear in all documents that the expansion of production capacity projects in the flat glass industry is strictly prohibited, and the replacement of production capacity must be carried out in the new production capacity, and the replacement of production capacity must be carried out in reduced quantity or equal quantity according to different projects.

Photovoltaic glass is a kind of plate glass. Plate glass is made by float method and calendering method according to the technological method. Calendering glass is mainly used for photovoltaic glass.According to the current production capacity replacement policy, the new photovoltaic glass project must also carry out production capacity replacement, which has played an important role in promoting the healthy development of photovoltaic glass in recent years.According to statistics from industry organizations, by the end of 2019, There were 52 photovoltaic glass melting kilns in China, with a daily melting capacity of 27,500 tons/day and capacity utilization rate of 84%. The domestic production capacity accounts for about 90% of the global production capacity. The existing photovoltaic glass production capacity can meet the market demand of the global photovoltaic industry, and the overall operation of the industry is good.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said that practice had proved that allowing new photovoltaic glass projects to replace production capacity legally would not only contribute to technological progress and structural adjustment of the industry, but also promote the elimination of excess production capacity in the whole glass industry.The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will give overall consideration to the market demand, current production capacity and development trend of photovoltaic glass, conduct careful research on relevant policies, and give overall consideration to the revision of Implementation Measures for Capacity Replacement of Cement glass Industry.

At the same time, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to support the photovoltaic glass industry to strengthen technological innovation, improve product quality, reduce production costs, and better play the supporting functions of the industry to meet the high-quality development needs of the photovoltaic industry.