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Industry ministry pauses steel capacity swaps

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China's industry ministry (MIIT) is stepping in to address severe excess capacity in the steel industry.
On Friday, the MIIT ordered a halt to building new steel factories while it revises capacity swap rules.

MIIT said it would revise the procedures for steelmakers to “swap” old steel manufacturin...