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The plants represented combined investment of 2 billion yuan (US$258 million), said Reuters, citing the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) website.<\/p>\n

They include a metallurgy company in Inner Mongolia, four steel makers in Jiangsu and Hebei and a charcoal plant in Shandong. <\/p>\n

"Projects that seriously violate the state’s industrial policies and environmental protection thresholds must be immediately and permanently closed down," SEPA vice head Pan Yue was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n

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