From 0 to 24:00 on January 17, 94 newly confirmed cases in Anyang City (including 1 in Wenfeng District and 93 in Tangyin County) have been transferred to designated hospitals for isolation and treatment. Since January 8, Anyang City has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases, including 380 in Tangyin County and 19 in Wenfeng District. Huaxian and Neihuang have 2 cases each, and Anyang County has 1 case.
On January 16, the Anyang Intermediate People’s Court, the People’s Procuratorate, the Public Security Bureau, and the Judicial Bureau jointly issued the “Notice on Strengthening the Control of Personnel and Vehicles in accordance with the Law”, requiring them to stay at home, drive cars, and operate stores.
Anyang City is a big steel city. According to previous reports, there are 11 steel smelting enterprises in Anyang City, of which there are 6 long-term joint smelting enterprises, namely Angang, Shagang Yongxing, Fengbao, Yaxin, Xinpu, Huixin There are 3 independent iron-making enterprises, namely Bosheng, Xinyuan, and Lingang; one short-process steelmaking company is Boxin, and one short-process pig iron company is Linzhou Hexin Casting Industry. Affected by the epidemic this time, these steel mills have completely stopped production or closed their factories!
In order to take strict precautions and ensure that nothing goes wrong, Shagang Yongxing Special Steel issued the “Notice of Shagang Group Anyang Yongxing Special Steel Co., Ltd. on the Implementation of Closed Management During the Epidemic Period”. The notice requires that from 12:00 on January 16, 2022 Since then, the company has officially implemented closed management. During this period, except for epidemic prevention and control and daily security, all personnel are not allowed to enter and leave the factory. The employees who stay in the factory should carry forward the Shagang spirit of “self-reliance, hard work, innovation, and daring to climb” to overcome difficulties. Obey the organization and management; holiday personnel must strictly follow the epidemic prevention and control work requirements of Anyang City and Yindu District Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters to ensure that they are at home all day long, stay at home, take good hygiene protection, and develop good personal hygiene habits. Adhere to the principle of proximity and conduct nucleic acid testing as required. At 12:00 noon on January 16, with the slow closing of the telescopic gate of the gate of Shagang Yongxing Special Steel Company No. 1, the company officially entered the closed management and operation stage.
From 8:00 a.m. on January 17, Anyang Xinpu Steel began to implement closed plant management, and employees were not allowed to enter. To achieve the “personnel, material, environment” three prevention, resolutely block the risk of epidemic spread.
Previously, starting from January 13, the blast furnace and plant line of Henan Yaxin Iron and Steel Plant in Tangyin County, Anyang City have been completely shut down. The specific resumption time depends on the development of the epidemic. Xinyuan, Bosheng, Huixin, etc. stopped production on January 14th and 15th.
On January 14, Anshan Iron and Steel issued a factory closure notice, requiring employees to be prohibited from entering and leaving the factory area from 0:00 on January 15, but still maintain two shifts of production.
Even Though the Steel request is small and small, but this condition may cause the steel price rise again and have influence on delivery time for alloy steel plate and other alloy steel product after the Lunar New Year.
Post time: Jan-18-2022