Flash: Hebei has no plans to extend winter cuts

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced that in 2021, China’s 145 million mt of steel production capacity completed the ultra-low emission transformation of the whole process.

The operating rates across 34 EAF mills of construction steel stood at 54.58% as of December 28, a gain of 0.68 percentage point from the previous week.

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No steel mills in Hebei province has received official notice that they are required to extend the winter cuts till May 15, SMM learned.

SHFE 1711 aluminum gained as much as 3.88% as of 2:34 pm after news that two producers in Henan have begun output cuts for winter heating season ahead of schedule. 

Two producers in Henan have begun output cuts for winter heating season in advance, starting from Sept. 19.

Aluminum Processors in Henan’s Gongyi have received notices for output controls during winter heating season (Nov. 15, 2017-Mar. 15, 2018), SMM learns.