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5 Jan 2008

Author:
Xinhuanet [China]

Beijing steel maker cuts emissions for Olympics [China]

Beijing Shougang Group,...the city's major polluter, extinguished the fire in one of its four blast furnaces on Saturday,...to cut its normal output by half during the Olympics..."During the third quarter when the Olympic Games are held, we will suspend the operation of the No. 3 blast furnace and two sintering machines while only maintaining the work of the No. 1 blast furnace..." said Li. Li said all the production in Beijing plants will be stopped by 2010...Shougang plans to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide...by 49.18 percent...in 2008, compared with that of 2007.