In the last three months, three more Chinese provinces have started charging on VOCs emissions, namely Hainan, Shanxi and Hubei Province. Together with Shandong province and the other 10 provinces, there are 14 provinces in total that have already implemented VOCs charge policies.
Figure 1. Provinces and Cities in China that have local VOC charge policies
The detailed charging policies of these three provinces are as follows:
Region | Effective Date | Charging Standard | Affected Industries |
Hainan | Aug 1st 2016 | 1.2 RMB/equivalent | Pilot industries: petroleum and packaging and printing. |
Shanxi | Sep 1st 2016 | Taiyuan City: 1.8 RMB/equivalent | Pilot industries: petroleum and packaging and printing. |
Other cities: 1.2 RMB/equivalent | |||
Hubei | Oct 1st 2016 | 1.2 RMB/equivalent | Pilot industries: petroleum and packaging and printing. |
Some features of the charging policies of these provinces are:
Hainan
The charge is halved for enterprises whose emission is below 50% of the emission limit.
The charge is doubled for enterprises, whose emission concentration exceeds the limit, or total emission amount exceeds the limit, or instances where governments have earmarked specific production processes to be phased out based on excessive pollution and environmental/safety risks.
The charge is tripled for enterprises that meet any 2 of the 3 above conditions.
The charge is quadrupled for enterprises that meet all 3 above conditions.
Hubei
The charge is halved for enterprises whose emission is below 50% of the emission limit.
The charge is doubled for enterprises with emission concentration exceeding the limit, or total emission amount exceeds the limit, or instances where governments have earmarked specific production processes to be phased out based on excessive pollution and environmental/safety risks.
The charge is tripled for enterprises that meet any 2 of the 3 above conditions.
The charge is quadrupled for enterprises that meet all 3 above conditions.
If the emission concentration is between 90%-70% (including 70%) of the emission limit, then the charge is 80%.
If the emission concentration is between 70%-50% (including 50%) of the emission limit, then the charge is 60%.
Shanxi
The charge is halved for enterprises whose emission is below 50% of the emission limit.
The charge is doubled for enterprises whose emission concentration exceeds the limit, or instances where governments have earmarked specific production processes to be phased out based on excessive pollution and environmental/safety risks.
The charge is tripled for enterprises that meet any 2 of the 3 above conditions.
The charge is quadrupled for enterprises that meet all 3 above conditions.
Information on the charging polices of these three provinces and Shandong province is available here in ChemLinked’s previous article Status Quo of VOC Charge in Various Provinces. Our readers can refer to that article for comprehensive information.
