Update on China Issues that effect Neon Production

Steel mills are the drive for the large ASU that produce Neon. With the new five year plan direction to high tech investments and support. There is less economic support for the Steel Mills and mines that support them. This is having a hidden impact on both Rare Gas and Neon Supply availiablity along with specific minerals. China plans to strengthen its efforts to reduce overcapacity and increase cooperation with other countries in building infrastructure, said Xu Shaoshi, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, on Sunday.“We will strengthen our efforts to reduce overcapacity,” he said at a news conference on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions, the annual meetings of legislators and advisers. Some local governments have made much headway in reducing overcapacity in such sectors as steel and coal, Xu said. “Hebei and Heilongjiang provinces, for example, have maintained social stability while pushing forward on corporate restructuring,”