On March 11, Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu went to Tangshan, Hebei Province to make a surprise inspection of the implementation of emergency emission reduction measures for heavy pollution weather in steel companies, and found that individual steel companies had high load production during the emergency response to heavy pollution weather and failed to implement the corresponding emission reduction requirements. There is a problem of falsification of production records, and some even whisper to each other and delete production records in response to inspections. Tangshan City attaches great importance to this, and recently issued the "Notice on Reporting Steel Industry Enterprises' Production Restriction and Emission Reduction Measures" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice") to implement production restriction and emission reduction measures for companies in the city that have not implemented emergency response. Except for Shougang Qiangang and Shougang Jingtang that passed the full-process ultra-low emission monitoring in 2020.

　　As soon as the news came out, it caused widespread concern both inside and outside the industry. At the 2021 (twelfth) China Iron and Steel Development Forum held on March 20, Luo Tiejun, vice chairman of the China Iron and Steel Association, made it clear that it is important for companies to pursue maximum benefits, but it is determined by the benefits of sacrificing the ecological environment. Not advisable. If this phenomenon of falsification is not stopped, the image and credibility of the steel industry will surely suffer serious losses.

　　Indeed, this incident has sounded a wake-up call for the steel industry. The China Iron and Steel Association made it clear that the entire industry has made great efforts to improve the image of the industry over the years, and we must not drag our feet in the tough battle of carbon peak and carbon neutrality.