CHINA'S number-two steel maker, Angang, has merged with the fifth-largest, Bengang, to create a leader in the world's top steel market, as Beijing struggles to overhaul a glutted sector and foster globally competitive firms.
The move could ultimately create a steel giant with annual capacity for some 30 million tonnes – equivalent to South Korea's POSCO, the world's fifth-ranked steel firm, or China's current leader Baosteel Group, which controls listed Baoshan Iron and Steel Co.
