Additional output halts for North China air pollution

City and provincial governments in northern China have announced new rounds of production cuts on industrial enterprises including steelmakers beginning October 23 due to severe air pollution. Production and transportation at steelmakers are affected, Mysteel Global understands.

Tangshan city, China’s largest steel producing hub in Hebei, has ordered steel producers to take turns to completely stop sintering activity and has banned transportation of steel and raw materials by heavy trucks over 23:00 October 22-12:00 October 24. The latest curbs in Tangshan were imposed on top of