Market Chatter: Independent Report Says Eight Chinese Firms Receive Warnings, Fine For Environmental Rule Violations

An independent report found that about eight listed Chinese companies were reprimanded or fined due to environmental regulation breaches, according to the Daily Economic News' report on Jan. 27.

The data was collected on the fourth week of January by non-government organization Institute for Public Environmental Research, the report said.

Anhui Tongfeng Electronics Company and United Faith Auto-Engineering were among those that were fined by their respective local governments. Tongfeng Electronics received a 320,000 yuan fine for failing to purchase hydrogen peroxide due to cost considerations despite obtaining an environmental protection acceptance in April 2023, while United Faith was slapped with a 640,000 yuan fine for entrusting the treatment of hazardous waste to an unlicensed unit, the report said.

Lingshi County China Coal Jiuxin Coking was also warned for exceeding pollutant emissions and failing to take measures according to environmental impact assessment requirements, the report said.

Moreover, Anhui Liuguo Chemical was reprimanded for starting the construction of a phosphorus resource full-efficiency utilization technology improvement and transformation project without getting environmental impact assessment approvals, the report said.

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