Price undercutting from record Chinese steel exports may trigger trade conflict

Published Wed, Nov 12, 2014 · 09:50 PM

Shanghai

RECORD steel exports from China are undercutting foreign rivals on price, triggering complaints from Seoul to South Africa that may signal the start of a trade conflict.

China produces about half the world's steel, and exports are on pace to exceed 80 million tonnes this year - the most ever - according to the China Iron & Steel Association.