Can China’s steel producers export their way out of trouble?

Despite weak domestic demand, China’s steel industry continues to raise output. Exports are providing an outlet for some of the oversupply, but this is only a partial solution. Prices will remain under downward pressure until the surplus production and capacity in China starts to fall.

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