Dust and ashes: A picture of Liaoning's magnesia industry

摘要

In the second quarter of this year, spot environmental inspections by Chinese officials, coupled with restrictions on the sale of dynamite, delivered a shock to Liaoning's magnesia companies. The resulting shortage of magnesia supply from Liaoning, the worlds main magnesia-producing region, caught both domestic and international magnesia consumers off guard. Speaking in July at IM's annual MagMin Conference in Dalian, northeast China, Guangqi Han, Deputy Director of Liaoning's Special Industrial Resource Protection Office, reassured worried delegates that the shortage would "not continue for long".