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Home / Metal News / Tianjin to extend heating period to end-Mar

Tianjin to extend heating period to end-Mar

Mar 14, 2019 14:15

Source:SMM

Steel mills in the city face longer production curbs

SHANGHAI, Mar 14 (SMM) – Steel mills in China's northern port city of Tianjin will face extended production curbs as the city planned to prolong the heating period for 2018/2019 winter to the end of March, authorities said on Thursday March 14.

China's northern cities usually stop providing heat to local homes in the middle of March.

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