County in Shandong advances green, sustainable development

Dong'e county – in Liaocheng city in East China's Shandong province – is said to have made significant progress in promoting its high-quality development through green and low-carbon initiatives.

A tranquil view in Dong'e county. [Photo by Hou Changming for chinadaily.com.cn]

The county's central urban heating utility has implemented waste water circulation system, which utilizes surplus steam to meet the heating demands of both industrial and residential areas, resulting in reduced energy consumption.

Furthermore, the Dong'e Economic Development Zone has established a recycling industry network that promotes efficient resources and energy utilization.

In line with Shandong's commitment to going green and low-carbon – and its move to premium-quality development – the zone has focused on energy-savings, carbon reductions, pollution controls and efficiency improvements.

Various sectors, including production of ejiao – a gelatin used in TCM – as well as high-end equipment manufacturing and new building materials are being interconnected to achieve sustainable growth.

Dong'e Ejiao Co Ltd, based in the county, has integrated intelligent production, digitalization and green, low-carbon approaches to achieve  new growth.

The company leverages the 5G network for sci-tech innovation and automated production at its green intelligent factory. (Edited by Jin Yongxue)