China Adhesive Reuters: Jiangsu Province Higher People's Court of Final Appeal ruling on December 30, due to the dumping of waste acid contaminated water, Jiangsu Changlong Agrochemical Co., Ltd., was sentenced to six chemical companies compensate for environmental remediation costs 160 million yuan. This is the first lawsuit from the environmental charity of Jiangsu Provincial Higher People's Court since December 4 officially formed environmental resources courtroom trial, and so far the highest amount of domestic Panpei environmental public interest litigation. Some environmental and legal professionals to consider the case with the benchmark significance.

December 2012, Taizhou Jiangsu Taixing six chemical companies will not deal with waste acid entrusted to qualified companies and individuals deal with these companies and individuals with direct emission and waste-water treatment and other ways of shipping waste acid into the local river, after by the masses, the relevant departments for investigation, the suspect was arrested. August 2014, Taizhou Taixing City People's Court sentenced to environmental pollution involved 14 people ranging from two to five years imprisonment and fined 160,000 to 410,000 yuan. Subsequently, Taizhou City Environment Federation Youyi identity welfare organizations, environmental public interest litigation filed to Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, the Intermediate People's Court. Taizhou City Intermediate People's Court, and other six companies often long after the commencement of the sentence within nine months of compensation for environmental remediation costs totaling 160,666,745.11 yuan, and ten days after the entry into force of the decision to pay appraisal fees Taizhou City Environment Federation paid 100 000 Yuan.

Changlong other companies refused to accept the judgment of first instance, appeal to the Jiangsu Provincial High Court. December 30, Jiangsu Provincial High Court of Final Appeal ruling, maintaining the amount of compensation is part of the verdict, requiring six companies in the date of this decision within 30 days of the compensation payments support City Environmental Protection Chest special account. Fails to do so, it shall pay double interest on the debt during the delay in performance.