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Industries with the highest expenditure for waste water treatment in China in 2013

Industries with the highest annual expenditure for waste water treatment in China in 2013 (in million yuan)
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The data displays industries with the highest annual expenditure for waste water treatment in China. In 2013, the chemical industry spent almost two million CNY on sewage treatment.

Total 256.42
Smelting and pressing of ferrous metals 98.16
Paper product manufacturing 24.1
Chemical industry 21.64
Mining and processing of ferrous metal ores 15.57
Mining and washing of coal 13.01
Manufacture of textiles 11.62
Production and supply of electric and heat power 9.51
Processing of food from agricultural products 8.36
Mining and processing of non-ferrous metal ores 7.18