The first Chinese companies to be designated as UN Clean Coal Technology Model Enterprises were announced during the third International CEO Roundtable of Chinese and Foreign Multinational Corporations last weekend.

The companies selected were Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group Co, Shanxi Jinmei Group Co, Inner Mongolia Taixi Coal Group Co Ltd, Shanxi Xishan Coal and Power Group, Shanxi Lu'an Group, Shaanxi Shanxian Coal Co Ltd, Shanxi Shanchang Mineral Group, Huangling Mineral Group Co Ltd, Yingkou-Tiangang International Chemistry Co Ltd, and Shenmu Jiujiang Trade Co Ltd.

The evaluation process and honors were administered as part of a sub-program of the China-UN climate change partnership framework project, jointly organized by the UNDP, National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and the China International Institute of Multinational Corporations (CIIMC). The research was undertaken by the CIIMC.