Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has solicited opinions on the National Environmental Protection Standards (hereinafter referred to as the standard) of the “Pollutant, Potassium Fertilizer, Compound Fertilizer, Organic Fertilizer, and Microbial Fertilizer Industry (Draft for Soliciting Opinions)” for the Application and Issuance of Wastewater Permit Technical Specifications (hereinafter referred to as the Standard) for opinions. As of July 15th. After the standard has been issued and implemented, plus the “Application for Pollutant Permits and Technical Specifications for Dispensing Fertilizers – Nitrogenous Fertilizers” that was implemented on September 29, 2017, the permit system will complete the full coverage of the fertilizer manufacturing industry.

The standard applies to the management of the discharge of pollutants from the discharge of pollutants from the phosphate, potassium, compound fertilizer, organic fertilizer and microbial fertilizer industries in the fertilizer manufacturing industry. It covers all fertilizer manufacturing industries except nitrogen fertilizers. In addition to waste gas and waste water, this time phosphogypsum will be included in the discharge permit management, mainly reporting the production and effluent links, design annual production, moisture content, arsenic content, and disposal routes, disposal methods, and final destinations.

According to the preliminary statistics, according to preliminary statistics, there are approximately 6,700 fertilizer production enterprises that have been included in the management scope of the standard (data for the end of 2016). Among them, there are more than 200 phosphate fertilizer producers above designated size, more than 180 potash fertilizer companies, more than 3,400 compound fertilizer production enterprises, and more than 2,900 organic fertilizers.