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BHP expects China’s steel output to hold at below-average levels

Mineweb | November 28, 2011 | 7:19 am Australia China Europe Iron Ore

Global miner, BHP Billiton, expects steel output in China to continue at current rates, below historical highs, for some time. “When we talk to our Chinese customers there is not a sentiment that the operating rate in the steel industry will improve or