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Export of iron from SE Asia

4th March 2005, 03:42 AM

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Andrew

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Originally Posted by Mark Bowditch

I forgot -- Japan also was a significant exporter of iron to SEA.

I'm suprised learn this, Mark. I assumed that, given the poor quality of Japanese iron "sand", and the laborious tecniques employed to make homogenous steel, that exporting iron wouldn't be a big industry. Did they export refined iron, or just ore?

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