Guangdong: About accelerating the elimination of outdated equipment in the iron and steel industry/On September 30, the Guangdong Development and Reform Commission issued the “Notice on Accelerating the Elimination of Outdated Equipment in the Iron and Steel Industry”: In order to strictly implement the provisions of the “Guidance Catalogue for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2011 Edition) (Amendment)”, Promote the structural adjustment and industrial transformation and upgrading of the steel industry, and accelerate the elimination of outdated equipment in the steel industry. With the consent of the provincial people’s government, the relevant matters are now announced as follows: 1. Immediately eliminate the power frequency and smelting of ground steel, ordinary carbon steel and stainless steel. Intermediate frequency induction furnace, iron-making blast furnace of 400 cubic meters or less (except for foundry iron enterprises, but need to provide enterprise industrial and commercial bureau registration certificate, three-year sales certificate and project approval procedures, etc.), 200 cubic meters or less of ferroalloy, cast iron pipe production blast furnace , 30 tons and below converter (excluding ferroalloy converter), 30 tons and below electric furnace (excluding mechanical casting electric furnace) and other backward equipment. As of the date of the announcement, the above-mentioned backward equipment in the steel industry is prohibited to be used in Guangdong Province and is limited to dismantling before November 30, 2016. 2. For those who violate the provisions of this notice, the relevant departments will seriously investigate and punish the relevant units and personnel. The event began to ferment at the end of the National Day holiday, and gave the tired market a shock. According to previous statistics, the monthly digestion volume of some intermediate frequency furnaces in Guangdong is about 120,000 tons, of which 90% is 201, so it will affect the 201 market. The industry's views on this policy are also two-sided, but the mainstream view is that it is hoped that the stainless steel industry should not only be "blocked" but also "sparse", adapting to local conditions and adapting to the times. The upgrading of the industry is often done more naturally through natural elimination.