Chinese magnesia industry must meet new standards or face shutdown
By Albert Li
Published: Friday, 26 May 2017
All magnesia companies in Yingkou city must comply with new environmental standards by 30 September, as part of Beijing’s drive to reduce pollution. Producers which failed to meet the strict environmental standards will be shut down.
New environmental rules for the domestic mineral industry
will be implemented in Yingkou in the key magnesia-producing
province of Liaoning, the municipal government said on 24 May.
The new rules, part of a central government drive, are aimed
at improving air quality, stopping pollution, restricting
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