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China isn't a great source for primary metals
Despite the sometimes irrational fears expressed by North American steel producers, it's unlikely that primary metal imports from China will glut U.S. and Canadian markets and depress market prices anytime soon. Last year, China shipped a lot of metal and parts into the U.S. But, the country supplied only 7% of the steel imports into the...

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