DALIAN, China, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- RINO International Corp. (Nasdaq: RINO), through its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates in the People's Republic of China (collectively, the 'Company' or 'RINO'), designs, manufactures, installs and services proprietary and patented wastewater treatment, desulphurization equipment, and high temperature anti-oxidation systems for iron and steel manufacturers in the People's Republic of China ('PRC'), today is providing a summary of a report issued on July 31, 2009 by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology which details its formal plan for the implementation of sintering desulphurization equipment at Chinese steel companies. This information can be found at http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n11293907/n11368223/12484645.html and following is a summary of what was reported, in addition to RINO specific commentary related to how it will capitalize on this opportunity.

To provide some background, the sinter at a steel production facility contains equipment where powdered iron-ore is mixed with coking coal or anthracite and burned at high temperatures for further processing in the blast furnace. It is one of the first components of the steel production process and as a result significant amounts of air pollution are generated, which are comprised of SO2 (sulphur dioxide), NO2 (nitrogen dioxide), dust and metal particles. RINO International, Inc. was the first company in China to develop a flue gas desulphurization (FGD) solution specifically for the sinter. This multifaceted system with patented automation technology was designed to significantly reduce harmful air pollutants, specifically curbing SO2 emissions by up to 99%. Prior to 2005, when the government initially began to address this problem, there was no filtration system available.

As detailed in the report, China is estimated to have approximately 500 sinters with a total sintering bed capacity of 53,820 m2. To date, less than 10% of the sinters, which in range in size, have been equipped with FGD systems.