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Under the pollution dome, what should steelmakers do?
Mar 03, 2015 15:53:17
"Under the Pollution Dome”, a video directed by China’s well-known journalist Ms. Chai Jing, which vividly records the awfully terrible air pollution problems in China, is flying all over the WeChat social network on the last day of Feb, arousing overall hot discussions the same as that on China’s Central Bank’s announcement for domestic bank interest rate cut. Instantly, all swords point to China’s steelmakers, blaming their rampant pollution emission and irresponsible move in solving the pollution problem. Although steelmakers are not the only source for the polluting air, the fact is true that they are emitting pollutants. What should steelmakers do to make up for the appealed clean air? Apparently it is not an easy question.
Where’s the way out for provincial governments resting on steel industry? How can the economic development be balanced with public health? How can the laid-off workers survive if large numbers of steel companies are closed? How should the local governments recycle the lands after steel plants are scrapped? How would steel companies pay off their mounting debts after bankruptcy? Who should pay for the huge cost of green production? Transferring the cost burden to consumers just like auto manufacturers and household appliance makers do?
The solving of the problem could indeed arouse a series of butterfly effect. Central government has to do something to help provincial governments relying on steel industry to change the economic structure and to weaken the backbone position of steel sector; provincial government has to replace itself in future development; laid-off workers have to be rearranged to new working posts; and foreign capitals should be allowed to take part in China’s steel industrial restructuring.
Steel companies should take the courage to shut down plants that are wrongly invested in the past, and competitive steel companies are encouraged to implement multi-development while less competitive steel companies should dump the operation mode depending on price war - either improving environmental friendly production or integrating with other superior companies to find a better way out.
Edited by www.mysteel.net