Mukden, June 21.
The Showa Iron Works at Anshan, described as the largest steel plant in the Japanese Empire, has announced plans for enlarging its capacity. In 1035, 650,000 tons of pig iron and '350,000 tons of steel were produced by this company.
has been decided t6 Increase the annual output by 150,000 tons of each, that the expected total will reach 1,300,000 tons. To provide for this Imerease, the company plans to raise '¥.18,000,000 through an issue of de~ bentures, "The Increased demand for steel and ron Is stated to be due to the great activity in the munitions industries in Japan, and the suspension of exports of American scrap iron to Japan, fol~ Towing the Halle-Ethiopian war. It Is interesting to note that much the steel plant was supplied by German manufacturers and the decision to Increase the capacity comes just at a time when an agreement has been concluded with Germany for an increase in German exports to Manchoukuo-
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