[Policy Update] MIIT and PBOC Release "Notice on Using Green Finance Policies to Support Green Factory Construction"

📰 News Highlight

The General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the General Office of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) jointly released the "Notice on Using Green Finance Policies to Support Green Factory Construction". This policy aims to establish and refine mechanisms to channel green financial "living water" precisely into the green manufacturing sector, ensuring that financial resources effectively support industrial decarbonization.

⚙️ Core Components

1.     Focus on Green Factories: Prioritizes National Green Factories and projects aligned with the Green Finance Support Project Catalogue (2025 Edition).

2.     Stronger Finance–Industry Linkage: Improves financing demand collection, coordination, and project oversight.

3.     Diversified Financial Support: Expands green credit, bonds and equity financing, and financial guarantee mechanisms.

💡 Key Takeaways

1.     Precision Support for Manufacturing: Uses the National Green Factory list as a screening benchmark to enable targeted green finance and reduce information asymmetry.

2.     Alignment with Updated Standards: Requires compliance with the Green Finance Support Project Catalogue (2025 Edition), elevating the importance of technical due diligence.

3.     Diversified Financing Channels: Encourages funding beyond bank loans, including bonds, ABS, and REITs, to support green transformation.

[Market Update] Transfar Group & CATL Forge Strategic Partnership to Build Green and Smart Industrial Ecosystem

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Transfar Group and CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited) officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The ceremony was attended by key leaders including Xu Guanju, Chairman of Transfar Group, and Dr. Robin Zeng, Chairman of CATL. Both parties will leverage their respective industrial advantages to deepen collaborative innovation, aiming to build a green, intelligent, and sustainable industrial ecosystem across the logistics and energy sectors.

💡 Key Takeaways

1.     Integrated Energy Hubs: Jointly build a heavy-duty truck battery-swapping network along major logistics corridors.

2.     Supply Chain & Material Innovation: Collaborate on R&D of new energy battery materials to strengthen a low-carbon, secure supply chain.

3.     Multi-Scenario Zero-Carbon Solutions: Deploy integrated decarbonization solutions across logistics, energy storage, solar–storage–charging–swapping, and smart agriculture.

[Carbon Market]

During December 15 – December 19, the total transaction volume of Carbon Emission Allowances (CEA) in Chinese National Carbon Market reached 9,728,818 tons, with a total transaction value of USD 82,314,416.81 . The highest price was USD 8.73/ton, and the lowest price was USD 8.21/ton. For bulk agreement transactions, the volume was 4,460,346 tons, with a transaction value of USD 37,203,841.57 .