21.   The spokesman said the two sides also failed to reach agreement on the quantity of ordinary steel shipments to China in the six months to January.

22.   The two sides also failed to reach agreement on the quantity of ordinary steel shipments to China in the next six months.

23.   The steelmaker said exports declined, especially to Southeast Asia, and on balance steel shipments fell from the same period a year ago.

24.   Kobe Steel attributed the downgrade to lower than expected steel product prices along with lower steel shipments.