In the first quarter of 2010, Liaoning Province-based Chinese special steel producer Fushun Special Steel Co., Ltd increased its exports of tool steels by 367 percent, with respective increases of 407 percent, 140 percent and 823 percent in the first three months of the year. All comparisons are with the corresponding period in 2009.
From the start of 2010, Fushun Special Steel has decided to focus on increasing its exports of tool steels, which are viewed as an important means of achieving an improvement in the company's sales revenue.