Industry cuts back on energy

The majority of industrial companies involved in a government energy-saving campaign have achieved their targets, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said.

Of the 953 companies that pledged to reduce energy use, 879, or 92.2 percent, fulfilled their goals, saving 38.2 million tons of standard coal last year, the NDRC said.

It said 391 companies, or 41 percent of participants, had gone further and saved more energy than targeted.