Chinese plant closures disrupt supply chains
Environmental clampdown knocks out major suppliers of some ingredients
Widespread chemical plant closures in China are threatening supplies of pharmaceutical ingredients and preservatives across the world, trade bodies have warned.
Chinese authorities have shut thousands of raw material and chemical ingredient plants since the country’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) last year promised to tackle air pollution with a one-year clampdown on polluting industrial sites. The plants involved range across industries, affecting energy production, finished product manufacturing, and essential raw materials.