More steel producers in North and East China have been imposed on restrictive measures their daily production for pollution control during the celebration of the centenary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on July 1.
Steel mills in North China’s Shanxi province, also a major steel producing hub neighbouring Hebei and Beijing have been notified via phone calls from the local authorities since 26 to stop sintering and pelleting, bank blast furnaces, and to lower the capacity utilization of their converters over June 28-July 1 for the grand celebration, according to local mill sources.
Shortly after Shanxi, Shandong province, China’s third largest steel producing base, has also commanded its local steel producers to adopt similar restrictive practices starting June 28.
“The order came suddenly over the weekend, and the grace period has been short, as by Monday, all the local mills must take action,” an iron ore trader from Shandong shared.
The moves have been later than the curbing measures that were imposed in Hebei on June 24, as the province has been the country’s top steelmaking base and been blamed for the core attributor to the poor air quality in Beijing and North China, Mysteel Global noted.
Post time: Jun-30-2021