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Komatsu Uses More Steel than Expected
Japanese largest construction machinery maker, Komatsu increased the steel purchase to more than 30,000 tonnes per month in April and May at the domestic plants. The volume was averaged less than 20,000 tonnes in fiscal 2009 ended March 2010 compared with more than 50,000 tonnes in the peak in first half of fiscal 2008. The operation and steel consumption increases more than expected when the export is strong for China and mining industry while the firm expected monthly 25,000 tonnes and annual 300,000 tonnes of consumption as of February.
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