In pics: printing and dyeing factories in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang
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Two circulative water-cooling towers which are part of the utilities system within a printing and dyeing industrial zone in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province on July 26, 2018. (Photos: Xinhua)
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Starting from 2010, the printing and dyeing factories scattered around Keqiao District of Shaoxing were restructured in a dedicated industrial zone equipped with eco-friendly utilities and waste disposal facilities.
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Staff members monitor waste water disposal data for a printing and dyeing industrial zone in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 26, 2018.
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A staff member works in a semi-automated textile storage system at a dyeing factory in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 26, 2018.
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A staff member collects machine-prepared pigment solutions at a dyeing factory in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 26, 2018.
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In 2017, the total product value of the industry saw a year-on-year growth of 20. 3 percent, while production of printed textiles grew by 12 percent.