In September 2021, with support from Energy Foundation China, Ramboll released this report examing how industrial parks in Beijing can better control their emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), many of which may have negative health effects.

The report first reviews VOC emissions and control policies of Beijing’s industrial parks. Based on field research at two major industrial parks and VOC control policy analysis for their counterparts in countries such as Singapore and Japan, the report then puts forward improvement recommendations for cutting VOC emissions from technical and policy perspectives.

On hot summer days, VOCs can also react with nitrogen oxides and form ground-level ozone, a persistent pollutant in Beijing air. Authors of this report hope it can be helpful for controlling Beijing’s industrial VOC emissions, curbing ozone concentration levels, improving local air quality, and eliminating heavy pollution days.