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FEATURE: MEE focuses on air quality in winter curbs Nov 12, 2019

China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released two notices on its website on November 12 regarding winter restrictions in the Fenwei Plains and the Yangtze River Delta area over October 1-March 31 2020, with steel, coal and coke industries mentioned, though the focus has been on PM2.5 reduction and waste emission than any detailed and specific instructions in tackling coking, blast furnaces, and sintering.
Beijing issues latest industrial restructuring guidelines Nov 07, 2019

After a six-year hiatus, China’s National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC), the country’s top economic planning body, has released its latest industrial restructuring guidelines, effective on January 1 2020, to direct the development of all the key 48 economic sectors including new energy, coal, steel, nonferrous metals and mining. The version, posted on the Committee’s
Market divided on steel mills’ fate in 2019 winter Oct 17, 2019

Chinese steel market participants are divided on whether steel mills in the “2+26” cities in North China will definitely face tougher restrictions from their local authorities in the upcoming winter over November-March 2020 just because Beijing has set a higher bar for air pollution reduction, targeting to reduce the average PM2.5 density by 4% on year for the 2019 winter from last year’s 3% reduction.
Beijing: China “proud of its contribution” to global economy Jul 25, 2019

China is proud of its contribution to the global economy which has seen the country’s growth account for nearly one-third of global growth over the past few years, according to Hua Chunying, the spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Alumina supply tightens as Shanxi punishes polluters May 14, 2019

Inspectors from the local government of North China’s Shanxi province have begun investigating complaints that alumina plants in the province are responsible for serious leaks from sludge dumps that are causing pollution. Thus, market sources fear alumina supplies could be significantly affected.
China advancing on efficient, greener energy consumption Mar 05, 2019

China has been progressing steadily in the shift towards eco-friendly energy consumption model by having further reduced coal proportion in energy consumption by 1.4 percentage points on year to 59%, according the latest statistics from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
China discloses 2019 economic measures, growth targets Mar 05, 2019

China’s Premier Li Keqiang drafted a few economic development targets including a gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6-6.5% and proposed a series of measures to support the domestic economic performance for 2019 when delivering his government report at the National People’s Congress annual session on March 5.
Market bracing for impact of new curbs on “2+26” cities Sep 28, 2018

Beijing’s shift of its focus onto detailed air pollution control guidelines for the “2+26” cities over October 1-March 31 2019, which differs from the specific and detailed blanket control over polluting industries including steel on their capacities,will by no meanssuggest “the loosening in control or lower severity in essence from the 2017 winter”, according
Chinese aluminium prices seen firm and rising in Sept Sep 07, 2018

Chinese domestic aluminum prices are seen fluctuating in a narrow band this month but will basically remain firm as higher production costs are giving support for the light metal’s price, market sources said on September 7.
China’s MIIT to qualify another seven copper smelters Aug 31, 2018

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology listed another seven domestic copper smelters on its website for public review over August 28-Sptember 28 before formally granting them the qualification certificates.
FEATURE: Changzhou mills under pressure on emissions Jul 31, 2018

Changzhou city in East China’s Jiangsu province is among the latest to join Beijing’s drive to improve air quality, with the city explicitly instructing 48 local steel mills to continue to cut their daily steel output beginning July 25 and lasting possibly until year’s end, an official from Changzhou City Environmental Protection Bureau confirmed on July 30.
Cu prices bound higher on supply concerns growing Jul 26, 2018

Copper prices in China are increasing at quick pace after continuously retreating for the most of July and are now catching up with the higher levels they reached a month ago, market watchers said Wednesday. The most-traded copper futures contract on Shanghai Futures Exchange, that for September, surged almost to the Yuan 50,000/tonne ($7,353/t) level on July 25, closing at Yuan 49,910/t, up by Yuan 710/t over the settlement price the previous day.
SHFE nickel price up 1.2% on easing of trade friction Jun 29, 2018

The most traded nickel contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange - that for September - surged by Yuan 1,350/tonne ($205/t) on Thursday from Wednesday's settlement price, closing at Yuan 116,220/t as of June 28.
China to implement 3-y work plan to fight air pollution Jun 15, 2018

A three-year work plan to fight atmospheric pollution unveiled by China's State Council in a meeting Wednesday could have wide-ranging implications for the country's steel industry in the tougher measures promised to prevent the installation of new capacity in existing steel-producing and steel-consuming regions.
China's primary aluminum output up 1.5% on year in May Jun 15, 2018

China's output of primary aluminum in May reached 2.79 million tonnes, up but by just 0.7% on month or 1.5% on year, according to the latest statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on June 14.
Chinese stainless plate buyers to pay more next month Jun 13, 2018

Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baoshan Steel), China's largest flat steelmaker headquartered in Shanghai, is adding Yuan 1,000/tonne ($156/t) to the list prices of its stainless plate for July sales from its Baoshan and Dongshan bases, largely to offset its higher input costs, according to the steel company's latest pricing policy tabled Monday.
Tightening supply drives lead prices to 8-month high Jun 06, 2018

The most active lead contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) jumped to an 8-month high of Yuan 20,675/tonne ($3,230/tonne) at the close of trading on Wednesday's morning session. Behind the spike were supply concerns as smelters come under the scrutiny of the environmental protection inspections currently underway across the country, market sources explained on June 6.
Chalco eyes merger for larger capacity, cleaner power May 30, 2018

Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco), the state-own aluminum producer, has inked an agreement with the government of South China's Yunnan province to join a strategic restructuring plan which could see Beijing-headquartered Chalco become an even larger force in global aluminum.
CONF: China's 2018 winter curb to vary from steel mills May 25, 2018

China mulls differentiating curbing measures among Chinese steel mills during the 2018 winter months depending on their individual waste emission situation, Wang Libin, President of Shijiazhuang Municipal Research Academy of Environmental Science, shared at a panel discussion at the Singapore Iron Ore Forum on May 24.
Indian court order keeps Vedanta's copper smelter idled May 25, 2018

India's high court has ordered multinational metals and mining company Vedanta Resources to cease all activity at its Indian copper operation, namely Tuticorin Copper Smelter plant II, over environmental protection issues, according to a company update on May 23.

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Product	Grade	Size	Price	Chg	Port
Billet	3SP/Q235	150*150	490	0	Tianjin
Rebar	HRB400	20*12	500	-10	Tianjin
HRC	Q235B	5.51500C	518	-15	Talian
Plate	Q345B	1218002000	515	-20	Tianjin
CRC	SPCC	1.0*1250	535	0	Tianjin
Galvanized	SGCC	0.31000C	665	0	Tianjin

Environment

FEATURE: MEE focuses on air quality in winter curbs Nov 12, 2019

Beijing issues latest industrial restructuring guidelines Nov 07, 2019

Market divided on steel mills’ fate in 2019 winter Oct 17, 2019

Beijing: China “proud of its contribution” to global economy Jul 25, 2019

Alumina supply tightens as Shanxi punishes polluters May 14, 2019

China advancing on efficient, greener energy consumption Mar 05, 2019

China discloses 2019 economic measures, growth targets Mar 05, 2019

Market bracing for impact of new curbs on “2+26” cities Sep 28, 2018

Chinese aluminium prices seen firm and rising in Sept Sep 07, 2018

China’s MIIT to qualify another seven copper smelters Aug 31, 2018

FEATURE: Changzhou mills under pressure on emissions Jul 31, 2018

Cu prices bound higher on supply concerns growing Jul 26, 2018

SHFE nickel price up 1.2% on easing of trade friction Jun 29, 2018

China to implement 3-y work plan to fight air pollution Jun 15, 2018

China's primary aluminum output up 1.5% on year in May Jun 15, 2018

Chinese stainless plate buyers to pay more next month Jun 13, 2018

Tightening supply drives lead prices to 8-month high Jun 06, 2018

Chalco eyes merger for larger capacity, cleaner power May 30, 2018

CONF: China's 2018 winter curb to vary from steel mills May 25, 2018

Indian court order keeps Vedanta's copper smelter idled May 25, 2018

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