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Zhongjin Lingnan

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2010

    Shaoguan Smelter Ordered to Suspend Production Over Thallium Pollution in Beijiang; Affiliated Environmental Firm Dumped Hazardous Waste into Oujiang

    In October 2010, Zhongjin Lingnan’s Shaoguan Smelter discharged pollutants that caused thallium levels in the Beijiang River to exceed standards and was ordered to fully suspend production, affecting downstream water supply; the company’s monthly profit fell by about RMB 27 million. In 2005 the plant had also experienced cadmium pollution. In 2014, affiliated Wenzhou Zhongjin Lingnan Environmental Company (the “Ghost Ship” case) dumped about 4,200 tons of hazardous waste into the Oujiang River; it was fined RMB 2 million, its chairman was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months, 11 people were sentenced, and its hazardous waste operating qualification was revoked. Suspension for rectification, criminal judgment.

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