China to cut crude steel production amid capacity glut


BEIJING: China will cut crude steel production capacity by 100-150 million tonnes and reduce the size of the coal industry to fight a capacity glut, the government said.

The State Council, or cabinet, led by Premier Li Keqiang, made the decisions at a meeting on Friday, according to a statement on the Chinese government’s main web portal.

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