Sustainability Report 2016
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Towngas strives to tackle the problems posed by climate change by developing
environmentally-friendly businesses and seeking innovative ways to harness clean
energy. ECO Environmental Investments Limited (ECO), a company under the Group,
focuses on exploring business opportunities in clean and efficient energy and
transforms them into viable businesses. For updates on our clean energy development
projects, please refer to Chapter 6, Environmental Performance, on
p.32.
In terms of diversified businesses, our scope also covers telecommunications, civil and
building services engineering, manufacturing operations and information technology.
New Energy and Diversified Businesses
In 2016
We supplied
6.2 million
tonnes
of aviation fuel to
Hong Kong International Airport
We had
62 gas
refilling stations
in operation,
under construction or at the planning stage in
mainland China
We plan to
upgrade low-quality inedible bio-oil
into high-quality products
at the production plant
at Zhangjiagang city
We were constructing a plant that turns
coke
oven gas into liquefied natural gas (LNG)
For a general summary of the roles and services of Towngas, please refer to the Appendix I on
p.110 .