P&G To Spend $2.5M On Solar Panels For Chinese Pampers Factory

Procter & Gamble Co. announced plans to invest $2.5 million in upgrading the electrical system at a Pampers factory in Luogang, China, with 8,500 rooftop solar panels. The system, which is expected to reduce both energy costs and pollution, will be designed, built, and maintained by Asia Clean Capital, which will also will cover all of the expense of the equipment. The solar panels will cut the plant’s sulfur dioxide emissions by 22 tons, carbon dioxide emissions by 34,733 tons, and water consumption by 64,835 tons over the life cycle.  [Image Credit: ©   Pampers ]