Correction, 23 October 2026: The source document contains internally inconsistent emissions calculations. Emissions totals, emissions intensities and numerical reduction claims previously reproduced in this article have been removed and are withheld pending verified clarification. The original document remains linked below for historical reference; its disputed figures should not be relied upon.
Zhonghengfeng Steel Structure (Inner Mongolia) Co., Ltd. has published a carbon reduction plan for its steel fabrication operations. The five-page document reviews 2024 energy and material consumption, presents an internal calculation of operational carbon emissions and sets out measures for energy, production, procurement, recycling and employee training.
The plan identifies electricity use, natural-gas combustion and raw-material processing as areas for improvement. The measures described below are proposals recorded in the historical document, not confirmation of implementation or achieved reductions.
2024 operational data used in the plan
The document reports electricity consumption of 1.9553 million kWh and natural-gas consumption of 65,900 cubic metres during 2024. Electricity supported production equipment such as laser cutting and welding systems, while natural gas was used in selected heating or drying processes.
Reported material consumption included 13,247 tonnes of steel plate and 9,823 tonnes of steel sections. The plan also lists 247 tonnes of paint, 225 tonnes of welding wire, 331 tonnes of carbon dioxide gas, 382 tonnes of oxygen and 102 tonnes of argon.
The document’s operational emissions calculations are internally inconsistent, so their totals and per-tonne results are not reproduced here. The plan is an internal operational document, not a product-level environmental product declaration or a complete lifecycle assessment for an individual steel structure project.
Solar power and energy monitoring
The plan proposes assessing rooftop solar generation as a way to diversify the factory’s energy supply and reduce reliance on purchased electricity. This is a planned measure described in the historical document, not a statement that a solar installation has been completed or that a particular reduction has been achieved.
The plan also proposes an intelligent energy-management system to monitor energy use by production stage, identify high-consumption equipment, improve energy allocation and reduce unnecessary unloaded operating time. No numerical energy-saving result is claimed here.
Production and material-efficiency measures
Equipment upgrades form a second part of the plan. The document proposes replacing selected conventional welding equipment with energy-saving inverter systems and improving the efficiency of H- and T-section assembly and welding operations. It also proposes reviewing production routing to remove unnecessary processing steps, shorten lead times and improve plate utilization during cutting.
For procurement, the plan calls for greater use of suppliers that can provide carbon information for raw materials. Where quality and project requirements permit, the document also proposes increasing the proportion of local purchasing to reduce transport-related emissions.
The plan proposes a recovery system to classify steel offcuts and other recyclable production material. Reusable plate and sections could be processed for further production, while welding slag and collected dust could be routed to qualified recycling partners. It also proposes improving material recovery and reviewing key production stages.
Training, measurement and review
The plan proposes carbon-footprint training for employees and incentives for practical energy-saving proposals. Its initial implementation proposals include a solar feasibility study, an energy-management system and employee training sessions.
The document proposes periodic carbon-footprint reviews to compare results before and after each measure and adjust measures that do not produce the expected improvement. This is a proposed review process, not confirmation of verified reductions.
Readers can view the original Chinese carbon reduction plan, learn about Zhonghengfeng’s quality-control system, or contact the international team to discuss project-specific material, inspection and sustainability documentation.
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