One NPI Producer in Hebei Shuts Down for Environmental Factor

Published: May 4, 2017 13:28

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One NPI producer in Tangshan, Hebei Province planned to suspend production from May 9 for environmental protection inspections, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

SHANGHAI, May 4 (SMM) – One NPI producer in Tangshan, Hebei Province planned to suspend production from May 9 for environmental protection inspections, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

One Low-grade NPI Producer in Shanxi Halts Production in Late April

The producer produced 6,000 tonnes of medium and low-grade NPI in April. So far, the restart data remains unknown.

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