One NPI Plant in Jiangsu Delays Production Resumption, SMM Learns

Published: Aug 17, 2017 13:19 (GMT+8)

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One NPI producer in Jiangsu delayed its production resumption plan due to unit issue, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (SMM) – One NPI producer in Jiangsu delayed its production resumption plan due to unit issue, Shanghai Metals Market learns.

The producer, which originally planned to restart production on Aug. 12, decided to postpone its plan to Aug. 18-19.

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Its daily output is around 70 tonnes. The production is still looking for spot ores at ports.

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