subject: Aarkstore Enterprise Monthly Report On China's Steel Industry, Dec. 2008 [print this page] We are continually monitoring the China steel industry. The dynamics of the market and statistical data on output, sales, import & export, prices are included. Based on the description of current state, the developing trend of the market is also forecasted. It is released on a monthly basis.
Table of Contents :
Chapter One: Production of Steel in China in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone
1.1 The Output of Steel Reducing Sharply in China in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Increase Rate Hitting Record Low in 26 Years
1.2 Steel Giants in China Further Cutting Production in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and Global Output of Steel Delivering Negative Growth
1.3 Output of Steel Plates and Strips Increasing Slightly from Last Year, but Reducing Obviously in the 4th Quarter of 2008
1.4 M&A Among Steel Companies being in Greater Scale, while Industrial Concentration Having Increased
1.5 Output Increasing Fast in Hubei, Anhui and Hebei Provinces, but Reducing in Liaoning, Shanghai, and Shanxi Provinces
Chapter Two: Import and Export of Steel Products in China in the Whole Year of 2008 and in Dec. 2008 Alone
2.1 The Export of Steel Reducing Sharply in China in the 4th Quarter of 2008, and the Yearly Export Reducing by more than 10 Per Cent Year-on-Year
2.2 The Mix of Steel Products Exported by China Having Become more Reasonable, and Shares of Steel Plates, Pipes and Strips Having Greatly Increased
2.3 China's Export of Steel to S Korea, the U.S. and Middle East Having Increased, while that to the EU and Vietnam Reduced
