Plants given sulfur deadline

GUANGZHOU: Eight large factories here, including the Guangzhou branch of Sinopec and the Guangzhou Paper Group, have been ordered to finish installing anti-sulfur equipment by 2010.

The requirement is included in an air pollution reduction scheme that will run through 2010, according to the government information office.

The scheme aims to combat the presence of smog both to clean the city and to ensure the 2010 Asian Games take place in a clean environment.