Steel hub in Tianjin to set up ecological township

Daqiuzhuang, one of China's largest steel production centers in the southwestern suburbs of Tianjin, plans to inject 1 billion yuan ($147.5 million) to build a Sino-German ecological town.

"The town will target steel production using Germany's ecological production approaches," said Mao Yingzhu, deputy Party secretary of Daqiuzhuang.

The new town will cover 4.7 square kilometers, with a first phase of 2 sq km, and Daqiuzhuang is now in close contact with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.