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Originally Posted by seadragon
Perhaps I'm mistaken and wish to be, but it's my understanding that most of the major permanent steel components for the new Bay Bridge eastern span in California are made in Shanghai. That because of mill capacity and hidden subsidies, the Chinese companies were able to provide bids for such large parts with much less lead time and cost, unmatched by USA bidders. I was disappointed to learn of this being that the Bay Bridge east span is so large and high profile capital project.
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I can only offer anecdotal evidence to this, but the likelihood that the steel is from China is higher than most think
My dad worked for steel companies for 30 yrs, all of which now are non-existant. (I even put a few summers in at the Calumet Steel mill).
As these mills shut down, the common theme was always that business was being lost to China. Granted, the steel product of these mills was different (think leaf springs for cars, rather than support beams for buildings). But I imagine the weight, not the product type is why most imagine the cost to ship would be prohibitive.