China Inc. Tires Of Arm-Twisting – Tries A New Trick

Business Insider reported on how the Japanese earthquake is affecting China’s manganese market.

The editorial is quoted as saying:

Even before Japan’s disaster in March, China’s appetite for steelmaking materials, as well as for imported steel, had been growing so fast as to diminish the impact for the Asia market as a whole of the disruption in Japan. China’s internal steel production reached 103 million tonnes in January and February, up 25% on a year ago.

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