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What's in store for the gas-cylinder industry?

机译:气瓶行业将要存储什么?

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The rising cost of steel will continue to challenge gas-cylinder businesses. Manufacturing production is on the rise, which spells greater business for companies supplying steel industrial-gas cylinders for weld-g and other applications. But these companies are also faced with an unprecedented spike in the cost of steel and low availability, both of which drive up their product costs and eat into profit margins. To stay competitive in this environment, companies must understand and factor in the market forces that will impact their future costs. The price of hot-rolled steel sheet in the Midwest rose from just under 300 dollarset ton in September 2003 to just over 700 dollarset ton in August 2004. And experts are predicting further increases. For example, they forecast the annual average price for hot-rolled sheet, used in acetylene and industrial gas cylinder production, will rise 78 percent in 2004, versus the 2003 price. Worldwide, there's a high demand for steel but a short supply, which is controlled by a select group of companies. Domestic consumption of steel is about 120 million ton, outpacing domestic capacity at 106 million ton. This imbalance results from industry consolidation and the lack of available scrap steel and coke.
机译:钢铁价格上涨将继续挑战气瓶业务。制造业的产量正在上升,这意味着为焊接g和其他应用提供钢制工业气瓶的公司将获得更多业务。但是,这些公司还面临着钢铁成本空前的飙升和可用性低的问题,这两种情况都推高了他们的产品成本并蚕食了利润率。为了在这种环境下保持竞争力,公司必须了解并考虑会影响其未来成本的市场力量。中西部地区的热轧钢板价格已从2003年9月的不足300美元/吨上涨至2004年8月的700多美元/吨。专家预测,价格还会进一步上涨。例如,他们预测用于乙炔和工业气瓶生产的热轧薄板的年平均价格将比2003年的价格在2004年上涨78%。在全球范围内,对钢铁的需求很高,但供应短缺,这是由一些公司控制的。国内钢铁消费量约为1.2亿吨,超过国内产能1.06亿吨。这种不平衡是由于行业整合以及缺乏可用的废钢和焦炭造成的。

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