Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 30% from 336,000 short tons in March to 436,000 tons in April. This was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Turkey and higher parallel flange sections imports from Korea and Taiwan.
Long products imports in the first four months of 2018 were 28% lower than in the same period last year, led by a 35% drop in rebar imports and a 35% fall in wire rod imports.
SIMA US long products import licenses
2012 to 2018
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Photo by W.carter [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
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Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 16% from 972,000 short tons in March to 1,124,000 tons in April. Hot dip galvanized imports increased the most compared to other products, with significantly higher volumes from Russia, Turkey, Brazil and South Africa.
Flat products imports in the first four months of 2018 were 8% higher than in the same period last year, driven mainly by a 42% increase in hot rolled imports, which was offset by declines in cold roll and hot dip galvanized imports.
SIMA US flat products import licenses
January 2013 to April 2018
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Photo by LHOON from Mechelen, Belgium (Loading coils) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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