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US long products imports stay flat on December, 2021 but rise 16% between full-year 2021 & 2022

January 17, 2023

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports stayed flat in December, 2022 compared to December, 2021 at 268,000 short tons. A decline in Wire Rod imports from Algeria and Egypt was offset by an increase in All Other Structural Shapes and Rebar imports. US long products imports for the full year 2022 were […]

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US flat products imports fall 33% on December, 2021 to 672kt

January 12, 2023

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports dropped 33% from 1,010,000 short tons in December, 2021 to 672,000 tons in December, 2022. The decline was mainly due to lower hot rolled imports from Mexico, Canada and Vietnam, as well as lower hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Turkey and the UAE. Based on […]

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China crude steel production up 7.3% on November, 2021, net exports rise 65%

December 28, 2022

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 74.5 million metric tonnes in November, 7.3% higher than in November, 2021. Chinese production in the first eleven months of 2022 was 1.6% lower than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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World crude steel production -2.6% on November, 2021 with China +7.3% and ROW -12.0%

December 22, 2022

Worldsteel published November, 2022 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 139.1 million metric tonnes, a 2.6% decline on November, 2021. China produced 74.5 million tonnes this November, accounting for 54% of world output and rising 7.3% on last November. In contrast, world crude steel production outside China was 64.7 million tonnes, […]

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US long products imports down 36% on November, 2021 to 240kt

December 19, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 36% from 375,000 short tons in November, 2021 to 240,000 tons last month. The decline was mainly due to lower rebar imports from Algeria and Spain, as well as lower wire rod imports from Algeria, Canada and Brazil. Long products imports in the first eleven […]

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US flat products imports down 36% on November, 2021 to 672kt

December 8, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 36% from 1,043,000 short tons in November, 2021 to 672,000 tons in November, 2022. The decline was mainly due to lower hot rolled imports from Mexico, Japan, Turkey and Canada, as well as lower hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Turkey, Brazil and Pakistan. Based […]

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