Local environmental officials told state news media in 2005 that if the steel mill did move part of its operations, sulfur dioxide levels in Handan would drop 65 percent.

• 当地环保部门官员也曾在2005年对国有媒体表示，如果真的搬走了，那么邯郸的二氧化硫的含量将会下降65%25。