Tangshan imposes emergency curbs on local mills again

Tangshan’s steelmakers in North China’s Hebei province were informed by city authorities on October 31 that new emergency production restrictions were being placed on their sintering plants over October 31-November 5, as the China Meteorological Administration had warned that weather patterns indicate smog will likely hang in the atmosphere rather than dissipate during the period.

According to the official notice distributed to all related local steel enterprises on Wednesday, most local steel producers were ordered to temporarily suspend the operation of their sintering machines beginning 12:00 on October 31 until 24:00 on November 4, local steelmaker officials in Tangshan confirmed to Mysteel. However, the notice