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The exterior view of the production line of hydrazine hydrate in the opening ceremony held by the joint venture LANXESS Yaxing Chemical (Weifang) Co. Ltd., in Weifang, Shandong province on Wednesday 12 July 2006. The JV project, with an annual production of 12,000 tons of hydrazine hydrate, involves an investment of 191 million yuan (US$23.1 million). Upon completion in the fourth quarter of this year, the project will be the largest hydrazine hydrate production base in the world. (KEYSTONE/EPA/STR)