|
|
Railway cuts production costs for Tibetan businesses (2) |
 |
+ |
- |
22:03, July 18, 2007 |
The railway has also promoted a Tibetan mineral water brand across China, namely "5100 Tibetan glacier", meaning the water is fetched from a source 5,100 meters above sea level.
Railway transportation cost for each bottle of water is estimated at 0.4 yuan, down from one yuan by highway, said Fu Lin, president of Tibet Glacier Mineral Water Ltd.
The mineral water, although sold about five times the price of other brands at supermarkets in Beijing and Shanghai, makes up the bulk of the first container shipment out of Tibet by train early this month, said Fu.
Tibet''s government said the region had saved 173 million yuan (22.8 million U.S. dollars) of transportation costs in the first 11 months since the operation of Qinghai-Tibet Railway in July last year.
The railway transported 591,000 tons of cargo between July 1 last year and May 30 this year, said Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the regional government.
Railway transportation was cheaper than highway by at least 50 percent, said the chairman, who reckoned that 293.4 yuan can be saved for every ton of cargo from Xining to Lhasa.
Source: Xinhua
[1] [2]
|
|
|
Comment
Tell A Friend
Print Format
Save Article