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• [New] Wind, solar, and storage projects totaling 6,000 MW will be delivered to customers in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei provinces via the Datong-Tianjin ultra-high voltage power line, and Yangquan City has installed 950 MW of solar across 4,570 km² of subsidence land. Global Energy Monitor
• Some Omicron-hit regions such as Shanghai and Tianjin are implementing local support measures, but analysts still expect a big hit to consumption. South China Morning Post
• SPC operates a bakery facility in Tianjin, China, and has said it expects to complete the construction of a halal-certified plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, by the end of 2025. Baking Business
• The introduction of intelligent zero-carbon emission docks at the Port of Tianjin will contribute to carbon neutrality in production and consumption, lowering energy consumption. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
• EOL waste from decommissioned waste will dominate in most provinces, often exceeding 75%, except for the provinces of Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Tianjin where manufacturing waste still dominates (55-90%) due to additional production of new blades to replace decommissioned blades. Nature
• Huhtamaki is planning to consolidate the production footprint in China in the Fiber Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania segment and will close its production sites in Tianjin and Shanghai by the end of Q2 2024. Paper Advance
• The General Secretary hopes that Tianjin will speed up the development of modern urban agriculture, strive to improve its food self-sufficiency, and make more contributions to ensuring national food security. Teller Report
• Population growth is projected to occur in the three largest coastal urban agglomerations, the Beijing-Tianjin region, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, while the remaining regions would experience rural depopulation both through migration and natural ageing. Nature
• The Tianjin-based engineering, procurement and construction company will build the compression facility for an oil and gas field off the coast of northern Qatar for industrial machine manufacturer Servizi Energia Italia. Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle
• INEOS to acquire a 50% share in the Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project, which is currently under construction by SINOPEC and is expected to be on-stream by the end of 2023. American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
• In a related development, the city of Tianjin has asked municipally controlled companies to migrate their data to a state-backed cloud system by 2022. https://www.bangkokpost.com
• China Mobile Tianjin will carry out more extensive exploration and practice in the autonomous networks field to make wireless networks intelligent and build a better, more stable, and greener wireless network. Mobile World Live
• Tianjin University of Technology has developed a system of real-time translation for sign language under comprehensive scenarios, which is expected to be put into use soon. Ghanamma.com
• In the future, China Mobile Tianjin will follow the New Infrastructure Construction trend, accelerate full optical and 5G network coverage in both urban and rural areas, construct infrastructures for interconnectivity, and build a sold foundation for Tianjin's digital economy development. IAB
• China will as well promote the use of electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions, with fast-charging stations at no less than 80% of highway service areas in key regions - including Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai - by 2025 and no less than 60% in other regions. Reuters
• By 2025, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region will achieve a cumulative scale of hydrogen energy industry chain valued at more than 100 billion yuan ($15.4 billion) and reduce carbon emissions by 2 million metric tons. Caixin Global Limited
• The remaining July deal will see Ineos and Sinopec establish a third 50:50 joint venture to build a new 500 ktpa HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) plant in Tianjin. rigzone.com
• Covid Zero tactics have led to disruption in other cities, with multiple rounds of mass testing in Tianjin in January halting production at a Toyota Motor Corp. Time
• Tianjin municipal government vowed in a meeting on Saturday that it will convert the strategic advantage of coordinated development of the Jing-Jin-Ji region along with Tianjin's advantages in industry, technologies and ports to sustainable momentum of Tianjin's high-quality development. Global Times
• Pakistan's Karachi and Lahore occupy the two highest risk spots, while six Chinese cities feature, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi' an (8th), Chongqing and Tianjin. Verisk Maplecroft
• Sensing an opportunity, Airbus is moving to reinforce its position in China by adding a second assembly line in Tianjin, doubling capacity at the Chinese plant. Aviation Week Network
• Airbus will add a second final assembly line at its site in Tianjin, China, doubling capacity at its Chinese plant. Aviation Week Network
• Industrial gas major Air Liquide will invest around €60m ($65m) to revamp two air separation units in an overhaul that aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions linked to the production of oxygen and other gases in the Tianjin industrial basin, in China. gasworld

Last updated: 26 June 2025