20 August 2009 - A list recently issued by the Beijing Development and Reform Commission, an economic planning agency, names the 12 main factories believed to be causing major water pollution in China's capital as well as the 15 companies using the most energy.
The commission will step up supervision for the 27 listed factories and has asked them to submit plans to reduce energy use and pollution emissions.
The food and beverage companies listed as water polluters were: PepsiCo-Beijing, Coca-Cola-Beijing, the Tsingtao brewery in Beijing, top juice maker Huiyuan and several major Chinese dairy producers.