Hainan province to ban sales of diesel, petrol cars from Mar 1

Hainan aims to eliminate diesel, petrol cars by 2030

Earlier issuance of local bonds to buoy steel market in Q2

The move was to offset weakness in January's exports and in broader economic growth

Hebei raises steel capacity cuts for 2019

It plans to cut 14 million mt of steel capacity in 2019

US-China trade surplus hit record high in 2018

China's surplus with the US rose 17% from a year ago to hit $323.32 billion in 2018

Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei to face above-average levels of pollution Jan 10-14

This will also affect the majority of Henan province, the west of Shandong province, and cities in Fen-wei plain

Processing charges for copper rods dip in Dec 

SMM assessed processing charges of 12mm copper rods for electrical applications in Dec at 600-750 yuan/mt

Report: Tesla begins construction on factory in Shanghai 

The electric carmaker aims to produce 250,000 pure electric cars per year in the first phase

TCs of imported copper concentrate flat on week

Offers stayed flat week on week as of Friday Jan 4, at $90-94/mt

Dezhou, Shandong to suspend construction for winter on Jan 11

Frequent warnings about pollution and severe weather in winter threatened workplace safety and lowered operating rates