{"id":13108,"date":"2016-04-06T22:51:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T02:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=13108"},"modified":"2016-04-06T22:51:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T02:51:31","slug":"the-future-of-chinese-steel-macrobusiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/06\/the-future-of-chinese-steel-macrobusiness\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of Chinese steel | MacroBusiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Chinese Steel\" alt=\"Chinese Steel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img201106281346400.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewbatson.com\/2016\/04\/05\/winter-has-come-the-state-of-steel-in-china\/?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=b1a25305ec-Sinocism04_06_164_6_2016&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_171f237867-b1a25305ec-29639753&amp;mc_cid=b1a25305ec&amp;mc_eid=0c74c108a7\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Batson\u2019s interview<\/a> with Cai Rang, chairman of the China Iron &amp; Steel Research Institute Group:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>China\u2019s current steel production capacity is 1.2 billion tons, but domestic demand cannot completely absorb this capacity. In 2015 China exported about 100 million tons of steel products; this was a relief for domestic capacity but a shock to the international market. Already nine European countries have made antidumping complaints, and Japan, Korea and India have also complained. This shows that our country\u2019s current steel production capacity is not sustainable, and must be genuinely reduced.<\/p>\n<p>Now the relevant departments are drafting the 13th five-year plan for the iron and steel industry, and the preliminary plan is to first cut 200 million tons, and eventually stabilize steel capacity around 700 million tons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How will a 40 percent cut in Chinese steel production impact on Australian iron ore exports? Not well, I suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macrobusiness.com.au\/2016\/04\/the-future-of-chinese-steel\/\">The future of Chinese steel &#8211; MacroBusiness<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Andrew Batson\u2019s interview with Cai Rang, chairman of the China Iron &amp; Steel Research Institute Group: China\u2019s current steel production capacity is 1.2 billion tons, but domestic demand cannot completely absorb this capacity. In 2015 China exported about 100 million tons of steel products; this was a relief for domestic capacity but a shock &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/06\/the-future-of-chinese-steel-macrobusiness\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The future of Chinese steel | MacroBusiness&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,41,43],"tags":[663,1902,3238],"class_list":["post-13108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia-nz-countries-regions","category-china-hk","category-commodities-gold-commodities","tag-china","tag-iron-ore","tag-steel-production"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The future of Chinese steel | MacroBusiness - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The future of Chinese steel | MacroBusiness - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From Andrew Batson\u2019s interview with Cai Rang, chairman of the China Iron &amp; Steel Research Institute Group: China\u2019s current steel production capacity is 1.2 billion tons, but domestic demand cannot completely absorb this capacity. 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China\u2019s largest steelmaker warns of a \u201charsh winter\u201d ahead for the industry: BEIJING \u2013 Chinese steelmakers slashed output in July as woeful demand forced steep cuts on an industry contending with a collapse in margins. 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From Business Times, Singapore: VIETNAM will impose anti-dumping tariffs on steel from China, following South Korea and other nations in fighting back against surging supplies\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Australia &amp; NZ&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Australia &amp; NZ","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/australia-nz-countries-regions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Chinese Steel Exports","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-02-24-china-steelexports.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-02-24-china-steelexports.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-02-24-china-steelexports.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54415,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/commodities-and-precious-metals-threaten-bear-markets\/","url_meta":{"origin":13108,"position":4},"title":"Commodities and precious metals threaten bear market","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"June 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Long-term Treasury yields are easing, while crude oil and commodities threaten strong down-trends. China may be exporting its economic woes to its trading partners, shipping surplus capacity that threatens local industries. Stocks edged higher, while precious metals continue to warn of selling pressure. Treasury Market Ten-Year Treasury yields retreated from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Banks &amp; Interest Rates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Banks &amp; Interest Rates","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/economy\/the-fed-banks-interest-rates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"10-Year Treasury Yield","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2024\/2024-06-11-tnx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2024\/2024-06-11-tnx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2024\/2024-06-11-tnx.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27159,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/03\/iron-ore-crash\/","url_meta":{"origin":13108,"position":5},"title":"Iron ore crash","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"August 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Iron ore broke support at $200, crashing to $181\/ton1. Breach of support and the rising trendline signals a correction. Expect a test of support at $175\/ton. The fall was prompted by expected output cuts for Chinese steel. 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