(EnergyAsia, October 6) — Japan’s steel industry is facing a 100 billion yen cost hike due to sustained high oil prices, The Japan Times reported (US$1=Yen113).   Steel makers see high oil prices driving up their costs across the board – from maritime transport to raw materials and electricity bill, Akio Mimura, chairman of the…

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