China’s biggest coronavirus outbreak in months stalls coal, steel deliveries as frigid temperatures compound problems

As if China’s biggest outbreak of coronavirus in months were not enough, the coldest temperatures in the capital and surrounding areas in years are delaying the delivery of critical supplies of coal, in addition to steel.“A rise in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus recorded in North China’s Hebei province over the past few days is making steel producers, traders and raw materials suppliers in the province anxious, especially as local authorities have quickly imposed restrictions…

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