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Iron ore imports hit record high
(China Daily/Agencies)
Updated: 2009-05-14 08:08
China imported record amounts of iron ore in April and was also a net steel importer for the second month running, as the industry grappled with falling domestic ore output and slumping steel exports. The country imported a record 57 million tons of iron ore in April, an all-time high, up 9 percent from a month ago and 33 percent greater than last April.
"All of them are surprising figures. The figures show that oversupply is very likely to worsen in May and June," said a senior trading executive in a State-owned steel mill, who asked not to be identified, as he was not authorized to speak to the media. "Domestic steel prices will not hold at the current level for a long time," he added. Steel product imports, at 1.62 million tons, exceeded exports of 1.41 million tons, which were the lowest since October 2004. Traders said relatively high steel prices in China have encouraged eastern European mills to ship products to China. Record iron ore imports reflected slowing domestic output due to the high cost of production compared with mines in places like Australia, Brazil and India, and that hunger for foreign ore is also feeding into freight rates. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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