INTERNATIONAL Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz wants local steel and iron manufacturers to work out a strategy to tap market opportunities following the full implementation of the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta) and the emergence of China as a potential market.
She said it was timely that industry and trade associations such as The Metal Dealers Association worked out a long-term strategy to effect intra-industry collaboration and restructuring, if necessary, to make the industry more resilient and competitive.