Facilities with a processing capacity of 862, 200 barrels a day, or about 74% of the region's total, were operating at reduced rates, according to the department.

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But four-year-old Baoyuanfeng, like many companies in China's food industry, is relatively small, with a processing capacity of 100, 000 birds a day, according to a profile of the company published on a local website.

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Demand for logic products and NAND solutions including SSDs will remain strong throughout the year, as the industry puts greater emphasis on devices with higher capacity, greater processing power and mobility.

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