According to new guidelines issued by the China National Coal Association (CNCA) for China's 12th five-year plan period, by the end of the period the number of large-scale coal enterprises in China is to be reduced to 4,000, including 12 super-large coal enterprises with annual output capacity above 100 million mt and a further 16 super-large coal enterprises with annual output capacity between 50 million mt and 100 million mt.
Meanwhile, according to the guidelines, the overall number of coal mines in China is to be kept below 10,000.