China’s efforts to ensure “blue skies” for the upcoming Winter Olympics will constrain steel, zinc and aluminum production through March, but the effect will fade with the end of the country’s curtailments. To improve air quality during the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, scheduled for Feb. 4 to March 13, China’s Ministry of Ecology .
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Chile closure will not derail metal supplies By ZHOU LANXU | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-04-09 00:00 Border shutdown only a short-term shock for Chinese firms, say experts
The COVID-19-related month-long border shutdown in Chile, a major producer of metals, is unlikely to crimp raw material supplies for Chinese companies and will have a mild impact on the country s inflation risks, experts said on Thursday.
Chile, the world s top supplier of copper and second-largest lithium producer, has decided to shut its borders from Monday to May 1 to contain a new wave of COVID-19 cases, stoking concerns that metal exports will be restricted and further fuel a rally in international commodity prices.