Deliveries of steel in parts of northern China have been affected by new coronavirus cases and frigid winter temperatures. Photo: AFP
China’s biggest coronavirus outbreak in months stalls coal, steel deliveries as frigid temperatures compound problems
- Parts of China have started restricting vehicle traffic from Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, and that includes trucks carrying essential coal for heating
- Severe winter weather, with biting winds and subfreezing temperatures, is disrupting the transport of raw materials
Deliveries of steel in parts of northern China have been affected by new coronavirus cases and frigid winter temperatures. Photo: AFP