Abstract: Due to the existing characteristics of energy resources and the current situation of energy structure in China,it is determined in the future that it is difficult to change the role of coal as the guarantee for the safe and stable supply of energy in China. Thus,the clean and efficient utilization of coal is both an inevitable requirement of our energy revolution and effective way to prevent pollution. For a long time,China's coal-fired industrial boilers,preceded only by coal-fired power generation,are considered as the second largest coal-type pollution source,and act as one of the main sources of PM2.5 and PM10. In recent years,scientific research teams,organized by China Coal Research Institute Company of Energy,Conservation of China Coal Technology Engineering Group,has carried out the key technology research of pulverized coal industrial boilers. These technologies have been successfully applied in many large and medium cities and industrial parks and meantime,significant economic benefits,environmental protection and social benefits have been achieved. In this paper,the policy documents and industry standards in 2011 to 2019 from three aspects of steam tonnage,energy saving and emission reductionwere summarized,which were related to coal-fired industrial boilers in China. And,the continuous awareness of pulverized coal boiler policies was formed and prospects were proposed for the future potential of the industry. In general,China will continue to increase the elimination of small coal-fired boilers in the follow-up. It will be more strict for the pollutant emission standards and thus the requirements for pollution control will be higher. In the future,the following five aspects should be taken into consideration to create irreplaceable core competitiveness,including improving the level of equipment manufacturing,developing integrated control technologies,cultivating research and development teams as well as technical service agencies,promoting integration with the digital economy,and strengthening international cooperation.