Chinese startup tackles 2bn tons of slag with new technology

Greenore is world's first company to put treatment method into practice

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Greenore’s new technology prevents water and air contamination arising from the processing of slag. (Photo courtesy of Greenore technology)

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BEIJING -- China's environmental protection law stipulates that environmental protection taxes of 25 yuan ($3.8) per ton will be imposed on untreated steel slag. Steel plants in China produce around 1 billion tons of crude steel and about 300 million tons of slag annually.

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