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The number that should scare all Australians
You couldn’t blame Australia’s large cap fund managers for booking a post-reporting season trip to China to see the steel situation for themselves.
For everything written about the iron ore price and its dip below $US100 a tonne, one statistic stands out.
Only 1 per cent of Chinese steel mills are currently profitable.
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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com
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