This trend is expected to persist in the medium term, whereby domestic steel mills will directly benefit, VDSC said.

Hoa Phat Steel said it shipped 62,700 tonnes of finished steel abroad in September, doubling the figure a year ago.

During the month, the group posted record sales of 522,000 tonnes, including 352,000 tonnes of finished steel and 170,000 tonnes of steel billet. The finished steel consumption rose by 82,3 percent from the same period last year.

Hoa Phat steel sales in the first nine months of the year reached more than 4 million tonnes, two times higher than the corresponding period last year. The figure included nearly 2.5 million tonnes of finished steel, while the remaining was steel billet and hot-rolled coil (HRC).

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