Analysis of concentration extent about domestic steel industry

摘要

Following with strong growth of economy in China, domestic steel industry develops sharply. Crude steel output increased to 273 million tons in 2004 from 129 million tons of 2000, and it is estimated that it will reach 345 million tons this year. New increase of steel capacity is very great with expansion of domestic steel companies. New increase capacity of blast furnaces reached 40 million tons in 2003, and achieved 64 million tons in 2004. It is expected to be 65 million tons this year, and total capacity of blast furnaces will reach 380 million tons this year. It its expected that new capacity of next year will be about 40 million tons. At the same time, concentrate extent decreases in domestic steel market. The output of domestic 10 largest steelmakers accounts for 33.6 percent of national total in 2005, down from 41.3 percent of 2001. The output proportion of 20 large steelmakers decreased to 50.1 percent this year from 58.7 percent of 2001, while output proportion of 30 steelmarkers fell to 60.5 percent from 69.7 percent in 2001. Output proportion of steelmakers ranked after 60 in China increases to 21 percent from 10.3 percent of 2001.