Thanks to the dual stimulus of strong market demand and rising sales prices, from April 1 to December 31, 2010 (the first three quarters of Japan's fiscal year), the profitability of Japan's major chemical companies changed dramatically and the results were very positive.

On May 30th, the largest domestic coke oven gas to synthesize natural gas project was started in Xiaoyi City, Shanxi Province. It is a demonstration project of "Four Gas in One" built jointly by Shanxi Guoxin Energy Development Group and Shanxi Loudong Junan Company.

Following the second generation of biofuels, traditional diesel fuels are encountering new alternatives - third-generation biofuels known as "Green Gold." This emerging biofuel mainly uses algae oil as raw material to produce ethanol, butanol, jet fuel and diesel.