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China effort to boost economy follows ‘DiMicco plan’

June 29, 2009 - 00:00 GMT

Kick-start - China’s stimulus is powering steel and raw materials

In case you have been under a rock for the past ten years, China is increasingly where it is at when it comes to action in the steel and raw materials markets. This year, that is thanks in no small part to efforts from China to kick-start its own economy, according to one top industry observer. “China is actually carrying out the Dan DiMicco plan right down to...

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