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Wang Wen/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA Press INSPECTING THE 'CHINA': A woman worked at an environmentally friendly tableware company in Laiwu, Shandong province, China, Sunday.

Photos of the Day: Sept. 27 2010

The initial blitzkrieg came in 2005, when the State Environmental Protection Agency, as it was then called, blacklisted thirty projects worth 119.7 billion yuan, then suspended all development approval in four of the worst pollution hotspots: Tangshan in Hebei, Luliang in Shanxi, Liupanshui in Guizhou, and Laiwu in Shandong.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

The initial blitzkrieg came in 2005, when the State Environmental Protection Agency, as it was then called, blacklisted thirty projects worth 119.7 billion yuan, then suspended all development approval in four of the worst pollution hotspots: Tangshan in Hebei, Luliang in Shanxi, Liupanshui in Guizhou, and Laiwu in Shandong.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

The initial blitzkrieg came in 2005, when the State Environmental Protection Agency, as it was then called, blacklisted thirty projects worth 119.7 billion yuan, then suspended all development approval in four of the worst pollution hotspots: Tangshan in Hebei, Luliang in Shanxi, Liupanshui in Guizhou, and Laiwu in Shandong.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

Earlier this month, Jinan and Laiwu were ranked as the No. 25 and No. 26 steel producers in the world, based on 2007 production figures, according to Metal Bulletin, a trade industry publication that compiles an annual list of steelmakers.

China Steelmakers Will Merge 2008

Dirk Matthys, head of the European company's Chinese operations, said a separate deal the company had been pursuing -- to take a 38% stake in Laiwu Steel Corp., a medium-size state-owned steelmaker -- was off because Laiwu had decided not to renew a partnership agreement that expires at month's end.

Arcelor Seeks Big Step Into China 2007

The merger, estimated to be worth about 11.3 billion yuan $1.71 billion, required the consent of two thirds of the members of both companies' boards, but while Jinan Steel approved the proposals, Laiwu did not, the statement said.

China's Laiwu Steel rejects merger with Jinan Steel | Reuters 2011

Jinan Iron and Steel will acquire Laiwu Steel Corp, another Shandong steel maker, in a

WN.com - Business News 2010

Shandong province was saddled with two inefficient and undesirably located plants at Jinan and Laiwu, and yearned to consolidate production in a 20 million tpy megaplant at Rizhao.

Asia Times Online 2010

Beijing Shougang Corp, Guofeng Iron and Steel, Laiwu Steel Group, Rizhao Steel Group, Tianjin Rongcheng Steel Group and Sinochem International were among the companies involved in the case, the newspaper said, citing one of the lawyers.

Channel NewsAsia Front Page News 2010