China: 2008 steel industry profits down 43.7% Y-o-Y
According to the Iron and Steel Association, the profits of the entire Chinese steel industry totaled RMB84.6bn in the year of 2008, down 43.7% year-on-year, while the taxes stood at RMB114.9bn, decreasing by 23%. The sharp decline in steel industry profits was mainly due to cost rise, the global financial crisis, as well as the [...]
