China steel firms progress with green strides

BEIJING: China’s iron and steel industry has made significant green efforts to prevent carbon emissions and protect the environment during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) period, according to industry officials and experts.

Liu Bingjiang, head of the Ecology and Environment Ministry’s air quality management department, said at a recent industry forum that 228 steel companies are currently undergoing ultralow carbon emission transformation, involving crude steel output of 610 million tonnes.