DALIAN, China -- China's Ansteel Group Corporation and Ben Gang Group Corporation look to merge into what would be the world's third-biggest steelmaker by output, as Beijing pushes industry consolidation to cut excess capacity.
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Ansteel, China's No. 4 steelmaker, aims to expand its crude steel production capacity to 70 million tons per year. © Reuters
DALIAN, China -- China's Ansteel Group Corporation and Ben Gang Group Corporation look to merge into what would be the world's third-biggest steelmaker by output, as Beijing pushes industry consolidation to cut excess capacity.