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US long products imports fall 10% on January 2020

February 19, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports dropped 10% from 266,000 short tons in January 2020 to 240,000 tons in January this year. Licenses indicate that the decline was mainly due to lower wire rod imports from Brazil and lower rebar imports from Spain. Parallel flange sections imports rose, however, with higher volumes […]

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US flat products imports decline 22% on January 2020

February 11, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 22% from 669,000 short tons in January 2020 to 523,000 tonnes last month. Hot dip galvanized imports fell by the highest volume, dropping 31% due to lower imports from Brazil, Austria, South Korea and Canada. Cold rolled imports also fell significantly, declining 44% due mainly […]

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China crude steel production up 8% on December 2019 and 5% on full-year 2019

January 27, 2021

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 91.3 million tonnes in December, 8% higher than in December 2019. Chinese crude steel output in 2020 was 5% higher than in 2019 at 1,053 million tonnes. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports in December at 3.5 million tonnes, 9% higher […]

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US long products imports up 9% on December 2019, down 14% on full-year 2019

January 18, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 9% from 154,000 short tons in December 2019 to 168,000 tons in December this year. Licenses indicate that the rise was mainly due to higher wire rod imports from Brazil, Germany, and Canada. Full-year 2020 long products imports using December licenses were 14% lower than […]

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First River Steel Data Room Dataset of the Week: Vietnam steel trade from UN Comtrade

January 15, 2021

This week’s Steel Data Room dataset of the week looks at the rise in Vietnamese steel production compared to its steel exports and imports. The data comes from United Nations ComTRADE and includes steel products imports and exports by country annually and monthly back to 1988, in volume and value. One of the advantages of […]

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China crude steel production up 8% and net exports down 28% on November 2019

December 23, 2020

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 87.7 million metric tonnes in November, 8% higher than in November 2019. Chinese production in the first eleven months of 2020 was 6% higher than in the same period last year. Data from the General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in […]

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