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Released April 13, 2020 | Metro Manila
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Several Metals and Minerals Industry plants in different locations in the Philippines have suspended operations to comply with local and national government's quarantine measures as the COVID-19 outbreak continues in the country. Iron and steel casting, as well as glass processing plants, have shuttered operations in line with the national government's "Enhanced Community Quarantine" within the Luzon area. Various plants outside the Luzon quarantine region, including a nickel smelter in Leyte province, have also stopped production due to local government and provincial ordinances.
Nickel miners in Surigao del Norte province have suspended their mining season, as several nickel direct-shipping ore operations shut down voluntarily to contribute to the provincial government's attempt in containing the pandemic.
Industrial Info is tracking 125 metals and minerals plants, the majority of which is in the mining and steel and metal processing sectors, in the Philippines with more than 700 functional management contacts. Click here for a list and click below for plant count by industry sector.
Nickel miners in Surigao del Norte province have suspended their mining season, as several nickel direct-shipping ore operations shut down voluntarily to contribute to the provincial government's attempt in containing the pandemic.
Industrial Info is tracking 125 metals and minerals plants, the majority of which is in the mining and steel and metal processing sectors, in the Philippines with more than 700 functional management contacts. Click here for a list and click below for plant count by industry sector.
