Asia has been the scene of rapid economic development. One result of t
his development has been the mounting severity of environmental proble
ms. The cooperation of advanced industrial countries is indispensable
for resolving the environmental problems in developing countries. Japa
n is providing cooperation to Asia countries through the Green Aid Pla
n conducted by NEDO and other groups, and promoted by MITI, Japan is a
lso transferring environmental and energy-saving technology that was d
eveloped to deal with its pollution problems and the oil crisis. This
report will describe the adoption of an energy-saving system in a stee
l mill in Indonesia. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.