CNPC helps Chad adopt Chinese hazardous-waste storage standard
- Chad’s Standardization Agency (ATNOR) approved a Standard for Pollution Control on Hazardous Waste Storage.
- The standard was promoted under the leadership of CNPC Chad and is an identical adoption of a Chinese national standard.
- ATNOR’s decision is described as a breakthrough in China–Chad standardization cooperation and is intended to strengthen standards harmonization and technical exchanges.
- CNPC says it has promoted globalization and localized application of Chinese national and industrial standards in sectors including oil and gas, green development, environmental protection and safety management.
Adoption in Chad
The Chadian Standardization Agency (ATNOR) approved and issued a Standard for Pollution Control on Hazardous Waste Storage. The standard was promoted under the leadership of CNPC Chad and is an identical adoption of the corresponding Chinese national standard.
Implications and CNPC’s role
The move is presented as a breakthrough in standardization cooperation between China and Chad, intended to strengthen harmonization of standards and to provide support for technical exchanges and cooperation in relevant fields. CNPC has positioned itself as promoting the globalization of Chinese national and industrial standards, noting localized application of such standards in multiple countries across oil and gas, green development, environmental protection and safety management.
Source: PetroChina