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Beijing halts steel projects in Shandong

June 29, 2009 - 00:00 GMT

China’s environment ministry has ordered a halt on two integrated steel projects with a total hot rolling capacity of 7 million tpy in the eastern province of Shandong.

China’s environment ministry has ordered a halt on two integrated steel projects with a total hot rolling capacity of 7 million tpy in the eastern province of Shandong. Neither Rizhao Steel’s 5 million tpy project nor Weifang Steel’s 2 million tpy facility passed environmental inspections. “Construction of the 2,150mm hot rolling mill has been suspended now, and...

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