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Southeast Asia's steel industry is facing a rising threat from Chinese imports, Southeast Asia Iron & Steel Institute's (SEASI) secretary-general Tan Ah Yong said.
A surge in Chinese exports this year has challenged steelmakers in the region, forcing many of them to cut production even though local and domestic steel demands are growing at relatively healthy rates.
Steel exports from China to member countries of the Assn of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) came to 9.1 million tonnes in the first nine...