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China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has rejected claims that the government’s radical steps to cut pollution, including closing factories and banning the import of certain grades of plastic and paper scrap will push up prices.

At a summit meeting of the MEP last week, Cui Shuhong, director of environmental impact assessments, dismissed claims that China’s tougher pollution controls would harm economic growth.

It followed claims by German auto engineering group Scheaffler that the closure of its Shanghai supplier could cost its ...

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