Ban on war-zone scrap metal put off till March

摘要

The government's ban on high-seas trading of un-shredded metal from war-torn zones will come into effect next March instead of October 2007 as planned, bringing temporary relief to thousands of users who rely on scrap metal to make steel. The notice for the new deadline was issued last week, according to an official of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, which is drafting the new import procedures. He declined to be identified as he's not authorized to speak to media.