Savings in costs and material together with reduced emissions and a faster project turnaround are reported on completion of the southern half of the Tongguan to Xi'an section of the Lianhuo Expressway improvement and widening scheme, as a result of using "Green Mix" cold recycling foamed bitumen technology from Wirtgen China.

The British retail giant Tesco Plc recently announced that it had established a partnership with Lenovo Group, to develop green IT projects in China.

China National Petroleum Corporation has started construction of the nation's first carbon capture and storage project.

The Chinese state-owned mining and energy company, Shenhua Group, is developing a carbon dioxide capture and storage project that is reported to be the first of its kind in China, in Erdos, Inner Mongolia.

Shenzhen has just launched a fleet of 30 electric taxis, which are reported to be the first batch of all-electric taxis ever put into the market.

Germany-headquartered Wirtgen China reports that studies, made in China and overseas, show that Wirtgen's bitumen stabilized paving recycling technology is reducing the carbon footprint associated with reconstructing China's roads and providing road users with a more durable highway resulting in less traffic disruption.

China Industrial Bank has formally released its annual sustainability report for 2009.