Sabah govt announces temporary ban on scrap iron exports


KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has announced a temporary ban on exports of scrap iron in a bid to meet the local steel industry’s needs for sufficient raw material to maintain operations.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the state Cabinet made the decision following an acute shortage of raw materials for billet and rebar productions in Sabah.

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