Kawasaki Steel chief ready to fight 'law of jungle'

Kawasaki Steel chief ready to fight 'law of jungle'

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Sudo, new president of Kawasaki Steel Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on June 28. Sudo said his company's decision to integrate operations with NKK Corp. is aimed at acquiring ''physical and brain power'' to survive ''the law of the jungle'' that will arise from further liberalization of the global steel market.

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