Green Banknote Printing Revolution in China

Reportedly, China’s overarching goal for ecological civilization and green development is to build itself into a ‘Beautiful China’. Against this backdrop, a green transformation is quietly taking place at Nanchang Banknote Printing Co Ltd (NBPC). A subsidiary of China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPM), it is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and is progressively shifting from a traditionally polluting banknote printing facility into a ‘national-level green factory’.

Cockpit-style intelligence management 

Digital and intelligent management represents the prevailing trend in energy and environmental governance. In NBPC’s central control room, real-time energy consumption data across the entire facility is displayed on a massive digital screen.

NBPC’s Kinetic Smart Hub.

This operational nerve center, dubbed the ‘Kinetic Smart Hub’, deploys sensors for real-time collection of foundational energy data on water, electricity, steam, etc.

Integrated with remote monitoring functions for air conditioning, centralised gas supply, and substations, it forms an intelligent closed-loop system encompassing data collection, analytical decision-making, and precise regulation in energy management.