Closure of Outdated Chemical Capacities in Inner Mongolia     

According to the news from Inner Mongolia Economic Commission, in the plan for eliminating outdated capacities in 10 sectors including coke, calcium carbide, iron alloy, papermaking and ethanol in 2007, outdated capacities in the chemical sector have already been fully eliminated.
   Outdated chemical capacities that have already been eliminated include 75 coke enterprises with a total capacity of 4.62 million t/a, five calcium carbide enterprises with a total capacity of 100 000 t/a, 61 calcium oxide enterprises with a total capacity of 1.0 million t/a and one ethanol enterprise with a capacity of 3 000 t/a.