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Home / Metal News / Flash: Handan to suspend steel production during Mar 16-31

Flash: Handan to suspend steel production during Mar 16-31

Mar 14, 2018 15:48

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The city of Handan will close all blast furnaces at steel mills between March 16-31 to fight heavy air pollution.

SHANGHAI, Mar 14 (SMM) – The city of Handan will close all blast furnaces at steel mills between March 16-31 to fight heavy air pollution, SMM learned. The official notice will be issued by Thursday March 14 at the latest.

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