A U.S. consultant predicted that it would be at least three years before the project would begin to make a profit. But within six months the mill was producing high earnings, and now has accumulated profits of more than NT $ 6.2 billion (US $ 151 million).
根據美國鋼鐵顧問公司估計，須得營運三年後，才能開始盈餘，結果，半年後中鋼就開始盈餘。