Home / China / News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
Residents in Zhangzhou learn about PX plant
Adjust font size:

Officials in the southeastern Chinese city of Zhangzhou have launched a public education campaign on the effects of a proposed petrochemical plant that was stopped in a neighboring city after fierce opposition over potential pollution and health problems.

The controversial paraxylene (PX) plant, originally planned for Xiamen, Fujian Province, is to be located in the Gulei peninsula, which has a population of 135,000 and falls under Zhangzhou, also in Fujian.

"The PX plant has passed an environmental impact assessment of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and we are working to inform the local people about it," said He Shaohua, an official with Zhangzhou city government.

He is the first in Zhangzhou to speak about the planned plant after the MEP posted a statement on its website on Monday, saying Zhangzhou will be the new site.

Bulletin boards have been erected in some residential areas to brief villagers with basic knowledge of PX.

Land acquisition for the plant and compensation for farmers in accordance with the law is in progress, He said.

The 13.78-billion-yuan (about 2 billion U.S. dollars) project by Tenglong Aromatic PX (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. is expected to produce 800,000 tonnes of paraxylene and generate an annual revenue of 80 billion yuan.

The project will use 830 million yuan from the budget to address pollution problems.

The ministry also approved another massive factory in the city that could use PX to produce 1.5 million tonnes of purified terephthalic acid, or PTA, which is commonly used in polyester coatings and resins.

The PTA plant, which is said to be environment-friendly, will involve 4.96 billion yuan in total investment, including 700 million yuan for environment protection, according to the ministry's statement.

The PX plant provoked heated protest by residents in Xiamen in May 2007. They argued it would be detrimental to the environment and public health.

After a series of public hearings and debates, the construction in the densely populated coastal city was put on hold in June 2007.

"The plant's environmental impact is within a controllable range," He said. "There are plenty of PX plants both at home and abroad, which fully demonstrate the effect on the environment."

The Gulei peninsula is more than 100 km from Zhangzhou's urban area, which has a population about 1 million.

The timetable of the construction is still unknown.

However, some local people who largely rely on aquiculture, worried that the plant might affect the sea area where they raise abalone and kelp.

"It is good to introduce a project for economic development, but I hope the government can protect the environment as well and properly compensate people who suffer economic losses," said a village teacher who declined to give his name.

However, some Fujian people in on-line forums opposed the relocation, saying Zhangzhou did not deserve the controversial project because it is less populated than Xiamen.

(Xinhua News Agency January 15, 2009)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
- Suspended Xiamen PX project may restart in Zhangzhou
- PX plant to be relocated after public protest: Xiamen mayor
- People vs. chemical plant
主站蜘蛛池模板: 精品卡2卡3卡4卡免费| 免费福利在线视频| 性xxxfreexxxx性欧美| 久久国产乱子伦精品免费不卡| 欧美人与物videos另类xxxxx| 亚洲视频456| 精品午夜福利1000在线观看| 国产一区在线mmai| 黄网站免费在线| 国产福利片在线| 2一8一teesex| 国内精品伊人久久久久妇| gay网在线观看| 小莹与翁回乡下欢爱姿势| 中文字幕视频在线| 日本成aⅴ人片日本伦| 久久综合狠狠综合久久综合88| 欧美交换性一区二区三区| 亚洲欧美日韩综合在线| 狠狠精品久久久无码中文字幕| 公与2个熄乱理在线播放| 老师那里好大又粗h男男| 国产亚洲成av人片在线观黄桃| 黄色一级毛片网站| 国产成人综合美国十次| 五月天婷婷精品视频| 国产精品情侣自拍| 538在线视频二三区视视频| 国产麻豆天美果冻无码视频| 99久久精品免费看国产一区二区三区 | 97久久天天综合色天天综合色| 天天做天天摸天天爽天天爱 | 97精品依人久久久大香线蕉97| 天堂网www在线资源| freee×xx性欧美| 女人十八进入一及黄特别片| а√天堂中文最新版地址bt| 小蝌蚪视频在线免费观看| 一边摸下面一别吃奶| 性一交一乱一伦一色一情| 一级特黄录像免费播放肥|