An Evaluation Method of Green Development for Chemical Enterprises

Yitong Chen, Shanying Hu, Dingjiang Chen, Hongxuan Zhai, Shutao Bao and Tianbao Lv
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Yitong Chen: Center for Industrial Ecology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Shanying Hu: Center for Industrial Ecology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Dingjiang Chen: Center for Industrial Ecology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Hongxuan Zhai: Shandong Lubei Enterprise Group General Company, Binzhou 256600, China
Shutao Bao: Shandong Lubei Enterprise Group General Company, Binzhou 256600, China
Tianbao Lv: Shandong Lubei Enterprise Group General Company, Binzhou 256600, China

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 22, 1-16

Abstract: Chemical enterprises in China make important contributions to daily life and the national economy. Since “green development” has been treated as one of the most important developmental strategies in China, scientifically evaluating the level of green development is extremely important for chemical enterprises. In this study, a systematic evaluation method is proposed for chemical enterprises by analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The key to this evaluation method is a new comprehensive indicator, the Green Development Degree (GDD). As an example, Shandong Lubei Enterprise, that has the process of phosphogypsum to sulfuric acid and cement (PSC), is analyzed by GDD. The results show that GDD would increase with the improvement of the PSC process’s green evolution. When compared with the national average level, the GDD of the case enterprise increases from 50 to 133. In addition, experience regarding the green development for chemical enterprises is proposed. This study aims to guide the green development of chemical enterprises, help enterprise groups to assess subsidiary corporations and adjust improvement measures, and achieve the national macro-control of chemical enterprises.

Keywords: green development; evaluation index system; comprehensive evaluation; chemical enterprise; phosphogypsum to sulfuric acid and cement (PSC) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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