BELGRADE (Serbia), September 18 (SeeNews) – Zijin Bor Copper, the Serbian unit of China's Zijin Mining Group, launched a project for the reconstruction of the Bor copper smelter and will complete it by the end of 2022, Serbian energy minister Aleksandar Antic said.
Zijin will attach priority to the installation of a flue gas capturing and desulphurisation system, which will be completed by the end of 2021, Antic said in a press release on Thursday.
The Chinese company started the smelter reconstruction project on September 16, ahead of schedule, in order to limit air pollution in the city of Bor, which peaked in the last few days, especially when it comes to sulphur dioxide (SO2), Antic said.
According to media reports, the Bor city government has filed a criminal complaint against Zijin after measuring stations of the country's Environmental Protection Agency registered excessive SO2 levels for three days in a row.
Zijin Bor Copper's deputy managing director Simon Ling said in June that the company plans to invest $1.26 billion (1.06 billion euro) in capacity and equipment overhaul, as well as environmental and safety improvements at the Bor mining complex.
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