Sinopec has suspended production at three subsidiaries in Guangdong after a state television exposé showed the company scolded…[by] the Ministry of Environmental Protection…CCTV reported that Zhanjiang Dongxing Refinery, a subsidiary of…Sinopec - dumped toxic sewage in rainwater drains without proper treatment…[and] resumed operation without approval…[after] failing to relocate residents…Xinzhongmei Chemical Industrial…partially controlled by Sinopec, tried to dilute its waste with tap water before dumping it. Sinopec said it had ordered the three plants to suspend production and sent a team to investigate…Greenpeace China campaigner…said illegal dumping through drains was normal practice on the mainland..."But it is extremely irresponsible for petrochemical companies to do so because their waste is highly toxic,"…Environmentalists said…powerful state-owned enterprises frequently escaping supervision because the local environmental watchdogs were too lax…