Air pollution forces fused alumina production halts in Henan’s Zhengzhou, Luoyang
By Davide Ghilotti, Sybil Pan
Published: Tuesday, 24 December 2019
Fused alumina production suspensions have become a common occurrence in China’s Henan province, due to the region’s deteriorating air quality in winter.
All fused alumina production facilities in Zhengzhou and
Luoyang, the two major production hubs for the mineral in Henan
province, have been shut following a worsening of air pollution
levels.
The two cities recently escalated their emergency response
protocol against pollution to Code Red (first level) based on a
measured...