This text below is an unofficial translation by Business and Human Rights Resource Centre of some excerpts of the French original article.

A mineral processing plant of the Congo Dongfang International Mining (CDM) company located next to Lukuni station in Kawama, near the city of Lubumbashi, is leaking a toxic gas that contaminates the air in the village, residents say. According to them, the toxic gases have already caused health problems for residents, including children and women. Acid from the factory also burned fields in the village. The company never reacted despite negative impacts. It has never taken concrete measures to minimize its environmental impact, residents say. Congo Dongfang International Mining is majority-owned by the Chinese group Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., which exploites copper and cobalt in the province of Katanga...

The Resource Centre invited Congo Dongfang International Mining to respond to the allegation of pollution. Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., the parent company, responded. The response is linked below.