Category: Energy & Environment

Turning rubbish into power

Post author By grahamearnshaw
Post date December 31, 2001
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Construction of China’s first large-scale garbage incineration power plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, was completed in November, Xinhua reported. The plant, which cost Yn400m to build, will be able to incinerate 1,000 tonnes of domestic waste a day. Sewage from the plant will be drained through specially sealed waste pipes into a local sewage […]

Energy & Environment

Approval for Fujian petrochemical plant

Post author By grahamearnshaw
Post date December 31, 2001
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The central government has approved a US$3bn project to build a petrochemical plant in Quanzhou, Fujian province. The plant is a joint venture between China Petroleum & Chemical, Fujian Petroleum & Chemical, US oil giant Exxon Mobil and Aramco of Saudi Arabia, with each partner holding a 25 per cent stake. The plant will have […]