Zhengzhou, Henan suspends industrial operations amid smog alert
The city activated an orange alert for air pollution on Nov 16
China wire rod production fell to 7-month low of 13.46 million mt in Oct
It was up 0.5% from Oct 2018
Higher energy costs to lift aluminium processing fees in Henan
Costs of natural gas rose after the commencement of heating season from Nov 15
Primary aluminium inventories declined 11,000 mt over weekend
Stocks decreased by 11,000 mt from Nov 14 to 823,000 mt as of Nov 18
China copper production rose to record high of 868,000 mt in Oct, up 17.9% YoY
NBS data showed that copper production in the first 10 months of 2019 amounted for 7.83 million mt, up 8.1% from the same period last year
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