They declined to be identified because they were not authorised to speak to media. The National Development and Reform Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting by Amy Lv, Jing Xu and Dominique Patton; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
BEIJING, March 21 (Reuters) - China is considering
cutting its crude steel output by around 2.5% this year, said
two sources familiar with the matter, extending a two-year-old
policy to curb emissions from the world's largest steel sector.
The target was proposed by policy makers at a meeting last
week but has not yet been finalised, said the people who
attended the meeting.
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