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Steel industry growth plan targets industrial value added, producer profit margins

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On Monday, the industry regulator (MIIT) and macro planner (NDRC), along with three other agencies, formally published the 2025-2026 growth stabilization plan for the steel industry.

The plan is chiefly aimed at boosting profitability in the sector.
It had been circulating within the sector since A...



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