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To: James Strauss who wrote (1620)5/21/1998 7:10:00 AM
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Japan Steel Exports

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Thursday May 21, 5:29 am Eastern Time

Japan steelmakers see exports to Asia falling

TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Japanese steelmakers said on Thursday they expect exports to other parts of
Asia to fall significantly in the current business year due to the region's economic turmoil.

''We expect a significant fall in steel exports to South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia in 1998/99 and the
fall may have a fairly big negative impact on earnings,'' Kawasaki Steel Corp said in a statement.

Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd said that the volume of its steel exports to Southeast Asia sharply fell in the
1997/98 business year and that it expects exports to shrink further this business year, particularly those to
Thailand and Indonesia.

Kobe Steel Ltd said the volume and the value of exports from its various business divisions to Asia were
on the decline.

In order to cope with the fall, Kobe Steel said it is trying to maintain product prices and boost exports to
other markets.

Kobe said its affiliates in Thailand and Malaysia are considering increases in the prices of their products, a
boost in exports to other countries and postponement of capital investment.

Sumitomo said that some of its units in Southeast Asia are facing tough times but their poor performances
are likely to have a limited impact on Sumitomo's group earnings as their business sizes are small.

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