SHANGHAI, Jul 19 (SMM) – Poor orders and high temperatures drove some secondary aluminium die casting plants to cut or suspend production from the start of July, SMM learned. The plants are located in Shandong and Zhejiang provinces and Chongqing city.
Cuts and suspensions in previous years usually occurred at the end of July.

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