Financial Post
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May 21, 2026
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China Fills Steel Gap Created by Crippling of Iran’s Industry
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7fth5q9{s2a1cohwkq75h]bm_media_dl_1.png China's General Administration o Article content (Bloomberg) — China has pushed its exports of semi-finished steel to near record volumes as it fills a gap created by a slump in shipments from Iran, which was a significant supplier before this year’s war. Article content Iran was a major exporter of steel billet or slab, basic products that are often shipped to plants elsewhere for reworking into more specialized forms. But the US-Israeli attacks on the country’s steel industry — and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz — have halted that flow and handed…
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