The municipal government of Tangshan in China’s Hebei Province has issued emergency emissions reduction measures effective from May 26 to May 31 inclusive, aimed at tackling air pollution.
Tangshan Meteorological Bureau had predicted worsening meteorological conditions in Tangshan for the period in question, due to reduced dispersion of atmospheric pollutants.
The emergency emissions reduction measures include halting of production at sintering machines and shaft furnaces in the Lubei, Kaiping, Guye, Fengrun and Fengnan districts and in Luan county, while 50 percent capacity cuts for sintering machines and shaft furnaces in other districts of Tangshan city. Meanwhile, transport vehicles are not allowed to enter or leave factory areas in steel, coking, electric power, chemical, cement and coal mining industries during the period in question. Furthermore, mining facilities and ore crushing plants will halt production completely during the given period.