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Show 164 It seems to assume that logical such establishments, Export. only taken pr oduct s}, to (See Table fOTeign lands. particl1l:arly for steel exported from Pacific significant Coast ports. 17), production capacity (particularly have provided American aid to the in the Although and fabrf cato r s, underdeveloped industry will benefit It is for certain basis for increased steel exports a Pacific Basin and in Asia, producers Western steel sales, between 1948 and 1950. steel deficit area, the tremendous increases which have a in Western steel place in the number of since the end of World War n that any amount of finished steel has been the West is still great change took place in their total or It is -- no areas means an logical of the expanding world, market to assume that the proportionately from expanding export trade. In 1950, a the United States. total of Z, 9.1 566,473 In that year, iron and steel Coast ports totaled Z80, 000 net tons half of which went to Alaska. 9Z (11 In the excess The future, Metals This section has been included in special significa.nce the increased 9Ibid. 9ZS upz-a , p. 14 5. from expor-ted from Pacific total) nearly this market should be of exi s ts in those , Industry an production metals might have for the Western steel exported industry, particularly productive capacity Light were per cent of the U. S. to the Western steel increasing importance segments wnerein net tons of steel attempt and industry. to ascertain what consumption of light |
