300 firms leaving Beijing to reduce smog in capital

Beijing will move 300 heavy polluters out of the capital before October to reduce smog and speed up industrial reform, according to authorities.

The companies, which have high water and energy consumption, include construction material and furniture manufacturers.

"These factories and companies will be relocated in nearby cities or regions after technology upgrading and product restructuring," said Zhang Boxu, director of the Beijing Commission of Economy and Information Technology.