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US long products imports -36% on December 2018 and -10% on full-year 2018

January 21, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 36% from 212,000 short tons in December 2018 to 135,000 tons in December 2019. Lower wire rod imports accounted for most of the decline, with volumes declining significantly from Venezuela, Vietnam, Japan and Australia. Long products imports declined 10% from 3,460,000 tons in calendar 2018 […]

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US flat products imports -9% on December 2018 and -23% on full-year 2018

January 9, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 9% from 656,000 short tons in December 2018 to 595,000 tons in December 2019. Lower cold roll imports from Vietnam, hot roll imports from Mexico, and hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam all contributed to the December-on-December decline. Flat products imports declined 23% from 9,945,000 […]

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Nerds of Steel T-Shirts & more

December 26, 2019

Yes! We are over 6,300 strong. Thank you for your follows and support. We know how keen you are to show your Nerds solidarity. So to celebrate our followers, we’re offering all kinds of Nerds merchandise right here. Enjoy & post photos with your purchases!

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China crude steel production rises 4% on November 2018 to 80.3Mt

December 23, 2019

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 80.3 million metric tonnes in November, 4.0% higher than in November 2018. China’s output over the first eleven months of 2019 was 7.2% higher than in the same period last year. China’s General Administration of Customs reported Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in November […]

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November world crude steel production falls 1.0% to 147.8M tonnes

December 20, 2019

Worldsteel published November world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 147.8 million metric tonnes, 1.0% lower than in November 2018. China accounted for 54% of world production in November with output of 80.3 million tonnes, 4.0% higher than in November 2018. Asian production outside of China fell 4.9% on last November due […]

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US long products imports down 27% on November 2018

December 19, 2019

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 27% year-on-year from 247,000 short tons in November 2018 to 180,000 tons in November this year. The decline was mainly due to lower wire rod imports from Germany, South Korea, Canada and Greece. Based on January to October imports and November import licenses, long products […]

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