減少進口鋼材需求
Philippine company SteelAsia Manufacturing has announced that it will partner with China’s Baowu Steel Group to invest $1.98-billion in building a new facility in the Philippines.
菲律賓的亞洲鋼鐵公司宣布將與中國寶武鋼鐵集團合作，在菲律賓斥資19.8億美元建新鋼廠。
invest (v.)投資
Signed during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s visit to China in January, the deal will bring the top steelmaker in the Philippines together with the world’s largest steel company, Baowu.
這項協議是菲律賓總統小馬可仕於一月訪中時所簽署的，該協議促使菲律賓頂尖鋼廠與全球最大的鋼鐵公司寶武攜手合作。
Jr.=junior (adj.)較年幼的
The companies are planning to find a location for their shared plant as early as February.
這兩家公司計畫最早於二月份為他們的鋼廠找到地點。
plant (n.)工廠nuclear power plant 核能廠shared (adj.)共有的、共同的
However, the investment totals from each company as well as the timeline for construction have yet to be announced.
然而，兩間公司的投資總額以及建廠的時間表都尚未公布。
timeline (n.)時間表、時程表、時間軸
This Philippine-China business partnership shows President Marcos following in the footsteps of previous President Rodrigo Duterte by pushing for infrastructure development.
此次菲律賓與中國的商業合作顯示馬可仕總統跟隨前總統杜特蒂的腳步，推動基礎建設的發展。
partnership (n.)合夥關係follow in sb.’s footsteps 跟隨某人的腳步、繼承衣缽infrastructure (n.)基礎建設public infrastructure公共基礎建設transport infrastructure 交通基礎建設
Although SteelAsia already has six plants in the country, with another opening in Cebu in 2023, the Philippine manufacturing industry currently lags behind other Southeast Asian countries.
儘管亞洲鋼鐵在國內已有六間鋼廠，並計畫在2023年於宿霧建造另一間鋼廠，但菲律賓的製造業目前仍然落後其他東南亞國家。
manufacturing (n.)製造業lag behind 落後於
However, the new factory to be opened with Baowu will create around 2,000 jobs and produce 3 million tons of steel annually.
然而，與寶武合作開設的新鋼廠將創造約2,000個就業機會，每年生產3百萬噸鋼材。
annually (adv.)每年地
This will help meet the expected rising demand for steel from both automakers and shipbuilders, while reducing the need to import as much steel from abroad.
這將有助於滿足預期將會成長的需求，同時減少從國外進口鋼材的需求。
demand (n.)需求supply and demand 供需auto (adj.)汽車相關的import (v.)進口export (v.)出口