Japan quake to lift Chinese steel exports: ex-CISA official

Japan's quake and current power crisis will hit the country's steel production, and in turn significantly boost export demand for China's long products, said a former official of the China Iron & Steel Association.

March 17, 2011 / 09:32 IST

Japan's quake and current power crisis will hit the country's steel production, and in turn significantly boost export demand for China's long products, said a former official of the China Iron & Steel Association.

Luo Bingsheng, former vice chairman of the association, said in a conference speech on Thursday that falling steel production in Japan would also weigh on iron ore prices.

first published: Mar 17, 2011 08:08 am

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