Wednesday, November 1, 2017

ZK International to draft regulations for $1.2bn pipeline upgrade programme

China-based Shenzhen Water Group’s Pipe Network Division has invited ZK International to participate in drafting the product regulations and standards that would be used in Phase II of the $1.2bn Community Pipeline Network Upgrade Program (CPNUP).

ZK International will participate in the drafting of the Corporate Pipeline Construction Manual, which is currently prepared by Shenzhen Water Group.

The manual will standardise product procurement, installation, project review and acceptance.

Following advice from ZK International, stainless steel pipes were adopted as the standard for all indoor pipelines in Phase II.

Shenzhen has already completed Phase I of the Community Pipeline infrastructure upgrade, to serve clean water to three million residents.

ZK International supplied more than 40% of all stainless steel piping for this phase.

The complete budget of Phase II will be allocated to upgrade the pipeline infrastructure for more than 800,000 households in the next five years.

ZK International CEO Jiancong Huang said: "We are very happy that we were able to lend our expertise and provide the CPNUP with input on how to proceed with Phase II, after our successful cooperation during Phase I.

“Furthermore, we will assist in the drafting of the Corporate Pipeline Manual, which will standardise the pipeline infrastructure for renovations and new developments in China."

Shenzhen Water Group produces, transmits, and distributes city water, as well as retrieves and processes polluted water. It also operates, designs and constructs waterworks.



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Tanzania's Zanzibar in new drive to save mangrove forests - Xinhua


Tanzania's Zanzibar in new drive to save mangrove forests
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ARUSHA, Tanzania, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar has embarked on a campaign against mangrove destruction along the isles' coastline. Sheha Mjaja Juma, Director General of the Zanzibar Environment ...



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Master plan rolled out for city's maiden mangrove park - The New Indian Express


Master plan rolled out for city's maiden mangrove park
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KOCHI: The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) has completed the master plan for the development of Mangrove Demonstration and Tourism Centre at Puthuvypeen. The project, intended to protect the mangrove forest, will also help ...



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DPNR Halts Unpermitted Heavy Equipment Work in Hull Bay - St, Thomas Source


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DPNR Halts Unpermitted Heavy Equipment Work in Hull Bay
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The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources on Monday told the owner of popular Northside hang-out Hull Bay Hideaway to halt work being done near the restaurant, work that brought an excavator within feet of protected mangroves.



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Versatile marine bacteria could be an influence on global warming, scientists discover

Scientists have discovered that a 'rare' type of marine bacteria is much more widespread than previously thought -- and possesses a remarkable metabolism that could contribute to greenhouse gas production.

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New Greenland maps show more glaciers at risk

New maps of Greenland's coastal seafloor and bedrock beneath its massive ice sheet show that two to four times as many coastal glaciers are at risk of accelerated melting as had previously been thought.

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Are some natural environments more psychologically beneficial than others?

Spending time in rural and coastal locations is more psychologically beneficial to individuals than time spent in urban green spaces, a new study reports.

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