UPDATE: More steel producers in Tangshan under production curbs

More iron and steel producers in Tangshan, the major steelmaking hub in North China's Hebei province, have been ordered to suspend or cut their operations starting from March 4, as city authorities intend to strengthen regulatory measures in response to poor air quality in the coming days, Mysteel Global learned from sources.

A five-day air-quality forecast posted on the website of China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on March 4 indicated that Tangshan will experience mild to moderate atmospheric pollution over the next five days, just after the city has recovered from heavy air pollution three days earlier, Mysteel noted. To