In the first half of 2017, Aeolus Tire Co., Ltd. invested nearly 40 million yuan in environmental protection, accounting for more than 1% of the firm’s operating revenue.
Major environmental protection measures taken by it are as follow:
1.Treatment of volatile organic compounds pollution
Aeolus dealt with VOCs in the rubber mixing and sulfuration plant in South Jiaodong Road and the rubber mixing plant in the industrial cluster in Jiaozuo.
The treatment program in the sulfuration plant in Jiaozuo’s industrial cluster has completed 80%.
Chongche Auto Double Happiness Tyre Corp. Ltd. also treated VOCs in the sulfuration and banbury mixing plants as requested by local environmental protection authority.
Qingdao Yellowsea Rubber Co., Ltd. is expected to complete VOCs treatment before end-Oct..
2.Electronic vehicles substitute petrol vehicles
Aeolus purchased 12 JAC lithium light trucks to transport tires within the plant.
It also substituted nearly 100 petrol forklifts with electronic forklifts to transport rubber materials within the plant.
3.Construction of elevated source automatic supervision facilities
Chongche Auto Double Happiness Tyre started to construct elevated source automatic supervision facilities since Apr..
The project was completed in May. It monitors the densities of sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and dusts in the gas of the boilers to ensure the emission meets national standards.
4.Reform on boilers
Qingdao Yellowsea Rubber upgraded the factory’s boilers to reduce the emission, which is expected to drop 30% year on year.
The firm will continue the program to reduce emission by boilers until end-Oct..