"The picture is being skewed by end users running down inventory, " says Rafael Halpin, analyst at Steel Business Briefing in Shanghai.
「终端用户将耗尽库存,这令情形有些扭曲,」SteelBusinessBriefing驻上海分析师拉斐尔·哈尔平(RafaelHalpin)表示。
But 32 new expansion projects have been announced since then at 27 different steel mills, according to Steel Business Briefing in Shanghai.
但上海的环球钢讯(SteelBusinessBriefing)表示,自去年8月以来,中国已有27家大大小小的钢企宣布了32个新的扩建项目。
Tina Wang, with consultancy Steel Business Briefing in Shanghai, said demand in China for iron ore and steel was strong.
咨询公司环球钢讯(SBB)驻上海的TinaWang表示,中国对铁矿石和钢铁的需求很强劲。