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China’s largest plastic bag manufacturer closes amid environmental drive |
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Henan Province, China - Huaqiang, China's largest plastic bag manufacturer, has shut because of a national environmental drive that will impose limits on their use starting on June 1, a local source said Tuesday.
The General Office of the State Council, China's Cabinet, on Jan. 9 ordered a ban on the production, sale and use of ultra-thin bags (defined as less than 0.025 millimeters thick) as of June 1.
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"The other (plan) is to change the factory into a joint-stock company and produce degradable plastic bags." |
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