The municipal government of Tangshan in China’s Hebei Province has announced that it will implement further air quality improvement measures as Tangshan is expected to experience serious air pollution on October 13 and October 19. Accordingly, it has asked local steelmakers to start the production cuts planned for non-peak hours during the winter season at an earlier date, now beginning from October 12 compared to the previous starting date of November 15. Accordingly, steelmakers in Tangshan will now have to cut their sintering and pellet-making outputs by 50 percent as of October 12, more than a month ahead of schedule.
Furthermore, from October 12, 2017 to March 15, 2018, in Tangshan, all earthworks must cease and all construction, road, and water projects and housing demolition will be halted.