China steel sector faces new pollution rules

Feb 25, 2013 | 11:22 AM | None

Tags  steel, steel mills, steelmakers, emissions rules, China steel, Ministry of Environmental Protection

BEIJING — Chinese steelmakers could face further financial pressure after the country’s Ministry of Environmental Protection said it would impose new emissions rules on new steel mills as early as March 1.
This comes after the government imposed fresh pollution standards last October. The latest action is thought to have been inspired by the rash of urban fog problems that hit Chinese cities this winter.....





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