JinkoSolar Completes Phase I of Environment Safety Upgrade
10/07/2011
SHANGHAI, Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS), a fast growing, vertically integrated solar power product manufacturer in China, today announced the completion of its phase I environment safety upgrade at its facility in Haining City in the Zhejiang Province of China.
Zhejiang Jinko Co., Ltd. ("Zhejiang Jinko"), a wholly owned subsidiary of JinkoSolar, conducted a thorough investigation of its temporary waste storage unit adjacent to the manufacturing facility with an independent Chinese Environmental Agency as an immediate response to concerns after a small amount of fluoride was discharged into a nearby waterway due to unforeseen extreme weather conditions. Fluoride is a highly water-soluble component and the small amount released from the Zhejiang site diluted within days.
JinkoSolar has taken necessary steps to establish appropriate protocols and prevention plans for extreme weather conditions and now imposes regulations that are stricter than the industry standard. The company takes pride in its substantive investment in the latest environmental management control systems and state of the art equipment for its Zhejiang factory's production facility.
"The company's management team has very high standards and remains strongly committed to corporate social responsibility," said Arturo Herrero, Chief Marketing Officer of JinkoSolar. "JinkoSolar is dedicated to serving the local community through generous contributions to local primary schools in China and solar electrification projects in Sudan and Tanzania," added Herrero.
Being a member of the PV Cycle Association and a recipient of the Cleantech Driver Award from the Deutsche Cleantech Institut, JinkoSolar remains steadfast in its dedication to ensuring that its operations are held with high standards and adhere to environmental policies.
About JinkoSolar
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) is a fast-growing, vertically integrated solar power product manufacturer with cost efficient operations based in Jiangxi Province and Zhejiang Province in China and sales and marketing offices in Shanghai, China; Munich, Germany; San Francisco, U.S. and Bologna, Italy. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain with an integrated annual capacity of 1.1 GW each for silicon ingots, wafers, solar cells and solar modules as of June 30, 2011, and plans to expand its annual capacity to 1.5GW each for silicon wafers, solar cells and solar modules by end of 2011. JinkoSolar distributes its photovoltaic products to a diversified customer base in the global PV market, including Italy, Germany, Belgium, Spain, the United States, France and other countries and regions.
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