Chinese refineries will reduce their throughput during the current quarter ahead of the country’s National Day holiday that begins in October, S&P Global Platts reports, citing a general state-imposed curb on industrial activity aimed at keeping pollution in check and reducing the risk of accidents ahead of the holiday. The reduction will likely affect not just throughput rates but also import rates during the quarter, the news agency noted. One city in the province of Shandong—home of most of China’s so-called teapot refineries—has…
