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The Chinese Government is once again shutting down unproductiVe plants in tune wifh its green policy and the march tOward StlStainable develOpreent．This time its the ironand steel indLIStrv to feel the brunt Of theChinese Governments strinzent measures．The deafening bUZZ Of flactorg floors havelzround to a whisper as 573 iron and steelcompanies in 18 provinces．autonomousreRiOns and municiDalities turned off theirlights for the last time recentlv．In theorocess Chinas iron-and steel-makingcapacitv will be redHced bv 49.3 1 milliontons and 36.1 million tons respectivelv iftargets set for 2020 and the elimination ofa11 outdated oroduction facilities in this in．dustry are reached．