Steel prices affecting Keppel
Singapore?s Keppel Corp, the world's biggest builder of shallow-water oil rigs, has had to raise prices for its oil rigs and ships this year as rising steel prices impacted on its raw material costs. Steel prices have surged around 30% since late last year, fueled by China's fast-growing economy.
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