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Snapshot: A roundup of environmental protection policies on steel output cuts

Feb 28, 2018 12:03

Source:SMM

A number of policies on environmental protection that have come out since the start of this year would see steel and coke production affected in north China.

SHANGHAI, Feb 28 (SMM) – A number of policies on environmental protection that have come out since the start of this year would see steel and coke production affected in north China. SMM has compiled these policies as below:

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