Pingxiang Pinggang Anyuan Iron and Steel Co Ltd (萍乡萍钢安源钢铁有限公司, 萍乡钢铁厂), also known as Pingxiang Iron & Steel, is a steel plant in Pingxiang Economic Development Zone, Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.
The company was fined more than 19 million RMB for improper solid waste management, leading to illegal stacking of gas ash, causing thallium pollution across provinces in Jiangxi and Hunan. This pollution also resulted in elevated thallium concentrations in the drinking water source section within the boundaries of Liling City in Hunan province.[1]
Beijing Fangda International Industrial Investment Group Co Ltd [60.9%]; unknown [21.5%]; Jiangxi Pxsteel Industrial Co Ltd [10.3%]; Gongqingcheng Huaershun Investment Center LP [7.3%]
unknown [60.9%]; not applicable [21.5%]; unknown [10.3%]; unknown [7.3%]
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