Convergence or divergence? The effects of economic openness on low-carbon innovation in Chinese manufacturing industry

As the world’s largest developing country, and as the home to many of the world’s factories, China plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of the world economy regarding environmental protection, energy conservation, and emission reduction issues. Based on the data from 2003–2015, this paper examined the green total factor productivity and the technological progress in the Chinese manufacturing industry. A slack-based measure (SBM) Malmquist productivity index was used to measure the bias of technological change (BTC), input-biased technological change (IBTC), and output-biased technological change (OBTC) by decomposing the technological progress. It also investigated the mechanism of environmental regulation, property right structure, enterprise-scale, energy consumption structure, and other factors on China’s technological progress bias. The empirical results showed the following: (1) there was a bias of technological progress in the Chinese manufacturing industry during the research period; (2) although China’s manufacturing industry’s output tended to become greener, it was still characterized by a preference for overall CO2 output; and (3) the impact of environmental regulations on the Chinese manufacturing industry’s technological progress had a significant threshold effect. The flexible control of environmental regulatory strength will benefit the Chinese manufacturing industry’s technological development. (4) R&D investment, export delivery value, and structure of energy consumption significantly contributed to promoting technological progress. This study provides further insight into the sustainable development of China’s manufacturing sector to promote green-biased technological progress and to achieve the dual goal of environmental protection and healthy economic growth.

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CO2 emissions and mitigation potential of the Chinese manufacturing industry

Journal of Cleaner Production ◽

10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.051 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 103 ◽

pp. 759-773 ◽

Cited By ~ 57

Author(s):

Xiao Yan ◽

Yi-ping Fang

Keyword(s):

Co2 Emissions ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Mitigation Potential ◽

Chinese Manufacturing Industry

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Pulp and Paper Industry: Decarbonisation Technology Assessment to Reach CO2 Neutral Emissions—An Austrian Case Study

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14041161 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 1161

Author(s):

Maedeh Rahnama Mobarakeh ◽

Miguel Santos Silva ◽

Thomas Kienberger

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Co2 Emissions ◽

Emission Reduction ◽

Co2 Emission ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Paper Industry ◽

Heat Pumps ◽

Pulp And Paper ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Co2 Emission Reduction

The pulp and paper (P&P) sector is a dynamic manufacturing industry and plays an essential role in the Austrian economy. However, the sector, which consumes about 20 TWh of final energy, is responsible for 7% of Austria’s industrial CO2 emissions. This study, intending to assess the potential for improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions in the Austrian context in the P&P sector, uses a bottom-up approach model. The model is applied to analyze the energy consumption (heat and electricity) and CO2 emissions in the main processes, related to the P&P production from virgin or recycled fibers. Afterward, technological options to reduce energy consumption and fossil CO2 emissions for P&P production are investigated, and various low-carbon technologies are applied to the model. For each of the selected technologies, the potential of emission reduction and energy savings up to 2050 is estimated. Finally, a series of low-carbon technology-based scenarios are developed and evaluated. These scenarios’ content is based on the improvement potential associated with the various processes of different paper grades. The results reveal that the investigated technologies applied in the production process (chemical pulping and paper drying) have a minor impact on CO2 emission reduction (maximum 10% due to applying an impulse dryer). In contrast, steam supply electrification, by replacing fossil fuel boilers with direct heat supply (such as commercial electric boilers or heat pumps), enables reducing emissions by up to 75%. This means that the goal of 100% CO2 emission reduction by 2050 cannot be reached with one method alone. Consequently, a combination of technologies, particularly with the electrification of the steam supply, along with the use of carbon-free electricity generated by renewable energy, appears to be essential.

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Service supply chain: strategic interaction and relationship value

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing ◽

10.1108/jbim-04-2014-0078 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 611-624 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Hua Song ◽

Kangkang Yu ◽

Samir Ranjan Chatterjee ◽

Jingzi Jia

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Service Providers ◽

Strategic Interaction ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Content Type ◽

Business Context ◽

Service Supply Chain ◽

Relationship Value ◽

Chinese Manufacturing Industry

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the linkages between strategic interaction and relationship value, with a variety of co-creating value strategies as conceptual mediators. Design/methodology/approach This study reports on a field survey conducted in the Chinese manufacturing industry. A total of 180 questionnaires were sent to customers of service providers, and 120 valid responses were received, representing a response rate of 66.7 per cent. The data were then analyzed by using a number of statistical tools. Findings The results suggest that strategic interaction leads to a positive effect on the relationship value without any regard to the size of the customer. However, the mediating effect of product-based service is more significant for large-size customers, whereas the mediating effect of integrated managerial service is more significant for medium- and small-size customers. Originality/value This study explores how value might be created in a business-to-business context in a service supply chain from a relationship marketing perspective. It distinguishes product-based service and integrated managerial service as co-creating value strategies and further clarifies the different mechanisms underlying their relationships with strategic interaction between service supplier and customer. In particular, this study suggests that although strategic interaction may yield superior relationship value, the size of the customers will determine what kind of co-creating strategies would be preferred.

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