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Chinese steel exporters chase new buyers in Africa and South America - Report
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Steel News - Published on Thu, 07 Jun 2018
South America and Africa accounted for a combined 8 percent of China’s steel exports last year, and shipments to some nations there have surged this year. Southeast Asia accounted for a quarter of China’s exports last year, but were down 45 percent from the year before, and slipped by a third in the first quarter of 2018
While China’s steel exports hit an eight-month high in April, shipments for the first four months of the year dropped by 20 percent, although falling only 2.5 percent in value. Shipments to China’s top markets, including Vietnam and South Korea, have dropped by double digits since last year, reflecting stiffer competition from other suppliers like Russia. Anti-dumping duties imposed by Southeast Asian buyers like Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia on Chinese steel exports have also slowed shipments from Beijing.
Last month, the US Commerce Department slapped heavy import duties on steel products from Vietnam it says originated in China, hitting China’s No 2 export market after South Korea, and a major outlet for sales by Chinese mills that own warehouses in Vietnam. Vietnam said its steel companies would likely stop buying the metal from China to avoid having their shipments to the United States penalized.
Source : REUTERS