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China crude steel production up 19% on March 2020, up 12% on Q1 2020

April 26, 2021

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 94 million metric tonnes in March, 19% higher than in March 2020. Chinese crude steel output in the first quarter of 2021 was 12% higher than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports in March at […]

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US long products imports rise 29% on March 2020

April 16, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 29% from 219,000 short tons in March 2020 to 282,000 tons last month. Licenses indicate that the increase was mainly due to higher rebar imports which rose significantly from Algeria, Portugal, and Turkey. US long products imports in the the first 3 months of 2021 […]

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US flat products imports rise 32% on March 2020

April 8, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 32% from 562,000 short tons in March 2020 to 741,000 tons last month. The highest volume increase came from hot rolled where volumes rose mainly from South Korea and Canada. Hot dip galvanized imports also rose significantly due to higher volumes from Taiwan, Canada and […]

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US long products imports down 3% on February 2020

March 22, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 3% from 241,000 short tons in February 2020 to 234,000 tons last month. Licenses indicate that the decline was mainly due to lower parallel flange sections imports which dropped significantly from Luxembourg. US long products imports over the first two months of 2021 were also […]

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US flat products imports rise 17% on February 2020

March 10, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 17% from 555,000 short tons in February 2020 to 647,000 tons last month. The highest volume increase came from hot roll where import volumes were up from Japan, South Korea, and Turkey. Cold rolled imports also rose significantly due to higher volumes from Australia, the […]

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First River Steel Data Room Dataset of the Week: Australian quarterly iron ore exports 225Mt

March 9, 2021

Did you know that Australian quarterly iron ore exports hit a historical peak of 225 million metric tonnes in Q2 2020 and that 191 million tonnes were exported to China? This and a whole lot more can be found in the Steel Data Room’s featured dataset, “Met Coal and Iron Ore Consumption, Trade, and Prices” […]

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