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Illegal Pig Farms Threaten Water Quality in Pearl River Delta

China, GUANGZHOU — Investigations by the Guangdong provincial environmental department have found serious pollution in the Pearl River Delta between the cities of Guangzhou and Foshan.  

Guangdong Coastal Pollution Worsened Last Year

GUANGZHOU (South China Morning Post) — Pollution in Guangdong's coastal waters continued to worsen last year, mainly in the Pearl River Delta, which affected offshore water quality in Hong Kong. The steady deterioration of water qu

Blue I Water Technologies Systems Wins Tender in China’s Guangdong Province

China, GUANGZHOU — China’s Guangdong Province water company is installing 75 water analyzing and control units supplied by Israel-based Blue I Water Technologies, the Israel firm announced last week.

China’s Sinopec Shuts Down Processing Plant During Safety and Environmental Checks

BEIJING, China — China's largest refinery company, Sinopec Corp., has started shutting down a processing unit at a subsidiary refinery in Guangzhou to prepare for safety and environmental checks after state media r

Sinopec Refineries Shut Down, Drama Plays Out on TV

BEIJING, China — Sinopec, China’s largest refinery company, has temporarily shut down two refineries and a chemical plant in Guangdong province after the Ministry of Environmental Protection found blatant environme

Israeli Cleantech Firm Wins $40 Million USD Contract in China

Israel, JERUSALEM — A new Israeli start-up cleantech company, WaterRevive, has just closed a $40 million USD deal to provide natural water filtration for a landfill in Guangzhou, China.

Hong Kong Urged to Develop Long-Term Water Strategy

HONG KONG — Hong Kong-based public policy think-tank Civic Exchange in a new report is urging the Hong Kong government to develop a long-term water strategy that tackles the effects of pollution and populati

Beijing Could Turn to Seawater to Counter Shortages

BEIJING (China Daily) — The shortage of drinking water has long been a threat to the development and future

Water Scarcity Creates Opportunties in China for Plastics Firms

GUANGZHOU (Plastics News) — China’s thirst for cleaner water is creating opportunities for some plastics firms, as it pushes others to adopt cleaner manufacturing practices.

Fish Farm Pollutes Drinking Water in Guangdong Province

GUANGZHOU (China Daily) — Sewage discharged by an aquatic farm in south China’s Guangdong province has polluted the water source of a local water plant, disrupting the water supply of 50,000 residents on February 18, loca

Guangzhou Water Supply Company Heavily in Dept

GUANGZHOU (China Daily) — Gunagzhou Water Supply Company published accounts last week that showed the company was heavily in debt.

Environmental Protection Bureau Monitors Pollution in Coastal Waters

MACAU (Macau Daily Times) — The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) is closely watching pollution levels in Macau’s coastal waters.

Strauss-Haier Partnership to Start Marketing Products in China

TEL AVIV (Strauss Group (Press Release)) — A joint water solutions company that results from the partnership between Strauss Water and Chinese home appliances company Haier Group, plans to start marketing new products for the Chinese market

Strauss-Haier Partnership to Start Marketing Products in China

TEL AVIV (Strauss Group (Press Release)) — A joint water solutions company that results from the partnership between Strauss Water and Chinese home appliances company Haier Group, plans to start marketing new products for the Chinese market

United Envirotech Wins $39 Million USD Contract in Guangzhou

sinGapore (Channel News Asia) — Water solutions provider United Envirotech won a $39 million USD engineering, procurement, and construction contract to build a municipal membrane btoreactor plant In Guangzhou City.

China Water and Drinks Profits Up 59 Percent

China, SHENZHEN, Guangdong — — Bottled water producer and distributor China Water and Drinks Inc. reported an 59 percent increase in revenues in 2007, due in part to increased production from its newly acquired

China’s Manufacturing Hub Faces Increasing Water Shortages

BEIJING, China — – China’s manufacturing hub, the southern province of Guangdong, faces increasing water shortages, scientists warned last week.

The province, home to around 80 million people and whose GDP