State of Play in the Chinese Steel Industry

Steel overcapacity is a global problem and China, the world’s largest steel-producing country, is at the center of the debate over how to deal with it. To complicate matters, China expects to be accorded “market economy status (MES)” in December 2016 as provided in its accession protocol to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which could affect its trading partners’ ability to use trade laws to combat the alleged dumping of steel products.[1] This blog post provides data on the Chinese steel ind

Source: Peterson Institute (PIIE)