China & Norway intensify recycling project

Talking with Kre Helge Karstensen, chief scientist & special advisor of the Norwegian Foundation for Scientific & Industrial Research (SINTEF), you cannot help but be impressed by his enthusiasm for his job.

Since 2004, Kre has been heavily involved in the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous and Industrial Wastes in Cement Kilns in China project.

Early on Sep 28, 2006, Chinese MOFCOM and Norwegian MFA signed the project agreement . In March of 2007, Foreign Economic Cooperation Office, Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China (FECO) and SINTEF signed the project contract. China Research Academy of Environmental Science is as the project technical implementation agency. Chinese Building Material Academy (CBMA), Tsinghua University, pilot cement plants and local EPB are also joining the project.