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US long products imports rise 32% on August 2020 to 256kt

September 20, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 32% from 195,000 short tons in August, 2020 to 256,000 tons in August, 2021. Licenses indicate that the rise was mainly due to higher Wire Rod imports from Japan, Mexico and Korea. Parallel Flange Sections imports also rose significantly from a number of countries including […]

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Midrex 2020 DRI statistics just out: world DRI production 104.4 million tonnes

September 16, 2021

Our steel industry readers will probably be interested to know that Midrex just published its 2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics report. World DRI production reached 104.4 million metric tonnes in 2020, a 3.4% decline from 2019 levels. The First River Steel Data Room has already uploaded the report’s DRI production and shipments data by product […]

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Dataset of the Week: European Steel Association forecasts 149Mt steel consumption in 2022, lower than 2018 peak

September 13, 2021

If you are following the European steel industry, you will want easy access to the latest figures published in the European Steel Association (Eurofer) quarterly report “Economic and Steel Market Outlook“. This week’s featured Steel Data Room dataset stores all the data from the August, 2021 Eurofer report, which includes steel industry activity up to […]

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US flat products imports rise 94% on August 2020 to 900kt

September 8, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 94% from 465,000 short tons in August, 2020 to 903,000 tons in August, 2021. The rise was mainly due to higher hot rolled imports from Canada, the Netherlands, Egypt and South Korea. Hot dip galvanized imports also rose significantly from Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam and Turkey. […]

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China crude steel production falls 8.4% on July 2020 to 86.8Mt, net exports up 194.3%

August 25, 2021

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 86.8 million metric tonnes in July, 8.4% lower than in July, 2020. China crude steel production in the first seven months of 2020 was 6.6% higher than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus […]

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World crude steel production rises 3.3% on July 2020 to 161.7Mt

August 24, 2021

Worldsteel published July 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 161.7 million metric tonnes, 3.3% higher than in July, 2020. China produced 86.8 million tonnes in July, accounting for 54% of world output and falling 8.4% on July 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian production rose 13.3%, Japanese output increased […]

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