One Shandong EAF NPI Producer Closes for Environmental Factor, SMM Reports

Published: Aug 17, 2017 11:13

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One EAF high-grade NPI producer in Shandong has suspended production recently due to environmental factor, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (SMM) – One EAF high-grade NPI producer in Shandong has suspended production recently due to environmental factor, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

One NPI Plant in Jiangsu Delays Production Resumption, SMM Learns

The closure is expected to last for about one week. The plant produced 2,000 tonnes of high-grade NPI in July.

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Recently, production at the plant is not stable due to unit and environmental factors, according to the person familiar with the matter.

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