Beijing slaps VOC emitters with fines

摘要

Furniture, petrochemical, automobile and electronics manufacturers in Beijing will be requiredrnto pay new fees next month for emissions of volatile organic compounds, the government said.rnWang Chunlin, director of pollution prevention and control at the Beijing MunicipalrnEnvironmental Protection Bureau, set the fines at 10 yuan ($1.57) per kilogram of dischargedrngas if the companies' VOC emissions do not exceed 50 percent of the city's limit, according tornthe state-run Xinhua News Agency.