China faces competition from Indian steel
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| China faces competition from Indian steel | 印度鋼鐵醞釀爆發(fā)式發(fā)展 或?qū)⑼{中國鋼鐵出口 |
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India's steel output has been destined for a big boost. Its production is set to increase to 120 million tons in 2012, which will pose a great challenge to Chinese steel companies, according to the 21st Century Business Herald. India is one of China's largest suppliers of iron ore. A large expansion of its steel sector would not benefit Chinese steel producers, who are undergoing restructuring. "The growth in demand for steel products has outpaced supply in India, but I don't believe that Chinese steel companies can have greater opportunities there besides exports," said Tim Dawidowsky, a department head at Siemens Vai Metals Technologies. "Both the Indian government and enterprises hope that they can build factories themselves to meet the growing demand." In fact, India has always been conservative about foreign investment in steelmaking despite supply shortages. India gave final approval last week to South Korea's POSCO to build a giant $12 mbillion steel plant, the country's biggest foreign investment deal since 1991. POSCO waited six years to get government approval for the project.? |
印度是中國鐵礦石主要進(jìn)口來源地之一，一旦印度國內(nèi)鋼鐵業(yè)呈現(xiàn)爆發(fā)式發(fā)展，對于正處結(jié)構(gòu)調(diào)整中的中國鋼鐵產(chǎn)業(yè)而言，亦不算佳音。 西門子奧鋼聯(lián)連一位部門總經(jīng)理Tim Dawidowsky對21世紀(jì)報分析認(rèn)為："現(xiàn)在印度鋼材市場供不應(yīng)求，但我并不認(rèn)為中國鋼廠在印度有除了出口以外的更大的機會。在印度，無論是政府還是企業(yè)，都希望自行建廠以滿足需求。" 事實上，盡管存在巨大的需求缺口，印度鋼鐵市場對于外國投資商一直持保守態(tài)度。印度上周發(fā)布公告稱，最終同意與韓國浦項制鐵公司合作的一個鋼鐵項目。為此，浦項制鐵已經(jīng)等待了整整6年時間。 |
China's business press carried the story above on?Thursday. China.org.cn has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
