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US imports of long products continued to decline in December

January 19, 2009

US long products import licenses declined to 160,000 short tons in December from November actual imports of 173,000 tons. This compares to average monthly Jan-Nov imports of 282,000 tons. Licenses for all products were down in December except parallel flange sections, which climbed from 14,000 tons in November to 29,000 tons, mainly due to a […]

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China results for Nov: crude production down 2%, exports down 36%

January 6, 2009

November crude steel production in China declined 2% to reach 35.19 million metric tonnes while finished steel production remained flat at 42.30 million tonnes.  Finished steel exports dropped 36% from October to 2.95 million tonnes and apparent domestic consumption reached a high of 40.37 million tonnes.  

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US Long Products Imports Decline in November

December 17, 2008

US long products import licenses declined 19% to 172,000 short tons in November compared to October actuals of 211,000 tons.  License volumes declined for all products except Parallel Flange Shapes and All Other Structural Sections.  High December licenses recorded up to the 16th of the month for Parallel Flange Shapes (21,000 tons) due to applications […]

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China results for Oct: crude production down 9%, finished up 19%

December 8, 2008

Crude steel production in China dropped 9% between September and October, falling to 35.9 million metric tonnes. However, finished steel production increased 19% in October to 42.9 million tonnes from 36.0 million tonnes in September. This is the highest Chinese monthly finished production level ever recorded, bringing it above the peak June 2008 level of […]

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Latest world monthly steel production by country, October 2008

November 21, 2008

According to newly released data by the World Steel Association, global crude steel production slowed by about 7% from September to October. Steel output is higher in 2008 than in 2007 by about 2.9%. But the more interesting analysis is to explore how the data reflects the global industrial slowdown in different parts of the […]

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US long products imports show small rise

November 19, 2008

US long products imports licenses grew marginally to 241,000 short tons in October from 233,000 tons of actual imports in September. As predicted in an earlier post, rebar licenses declined (to 37,000 tons from 58,000 September actuals) and wire rod licenses increased (to 143,000 tons from 97,000 September actuals). China accounted for a big portion […]

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