Importers in China have cut back on orders in advance of the slowdown in manufacturing associated with the New Year celebrations. Chinese New Year, the year of the ox, falls on 12 February this year.  At present, production in factories in Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangdong and Fujian has been suspended. In order to stagger the flow of people traveling workers have returned to their hometown for the holidays ahead of schedule.  The recent intensely cold weather has challenged the power system all over the country. Some factories experienced power failures and in order to manage ...