The first domestic formulation and release of standards related to "60" factories

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2024-06-11 17:11

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Economic Information Daily

The first domestic formulation and release of standards related to "60" factories

On June 6, to actively respond to the national "dual carbon" goals and promote green and low-carbon development in the building materials industry, with strong support from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and other departments, the "General Evaluation Rules for Six-Zero Factories in the Building Materials Industry" (hereinafter referred to as the "Standard"), proposed and managed by the China Building Materials Federation on behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, was officially released.

This is the first time in China that standards related to "Six-Zero" factories have been formulated and released. "Six-Zero" factories refer to factories with zero externally purchased electricity, zero fossil energy, zero primary resources, zero carbon emissions, zero waste discharge, and zero employees. By the end of 2023, the "Six-Zero Green Building Materials Day" event was included in the "Implementation Plan for High-Quality Development of the Green Building Materials Industry" issued by ten departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The "Standard" clarifies the terminology definitions for the "Six-Zero" series factories and proposes general requirements for their evaluation from the aspects of basic requirements, evaluation scope, and evaluation indicators. The release of the "Standard" provides a referable technical standard for the creation and evaluation of "Six-Zero" factories in the building materials industry, and also offers an overall technical framework for formulating evaluation standards or specific requirements for "Six-Zero" factories in various subfields. The release and implementation of this standard will further enrich the green and low-carbon standard system of the building materials industry, guiding enterprises within the industry to understand and create "Six-Zero" factories through the normative role of standards, which is of great significance for promoting the green, low-carbon, safe, and high-quality development of the building materials industry.

"Unlike general product standards or method standards, this 'Standard' is targeted at enterprises. It standardizes the creation and evaluation activities of 'Six-Zero' factories through standardized means and encourages manufacturing enterprises to carry out technological innovation with scientific and reasonable goals, striving to achieve the ultimate goal of green, low-carbon, and intelligent production, thereby deeply realizing green, low-carbon, and clean production in the building materials industry," said Zhou Liwei, Director of the Standards and Quality Department of the China Building Materials Federation. "Next, around the general rules standard, a series of detailed standards will be developed from six aspects."

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