SEOUL: South Korean steel maker POSCO announced yesterday its first-quarter net profit has more than doubled from a year earlier on higher steel prices, hitting analysts’ forecasts on the nail.
The global steel industry has enjoyed firmer product prices since early 2002, but analysts say the steel cycle could weaken this year, mainly because of an inventory build-up in China.
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