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US flat products imports down 38% on April 2019

May 8, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 38% from 749,000 short tons in April 2019 to 466,000 tons in April this year. Of all flat products categories, hot dip galvanized shows the largest import volume decline at 45%, with lower volumes from Canada, Austria, Vietnam, and South Africa. Compared to last April, […]

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China crude steel production falls 1.7% on March 2019 to 79.0Mt

April 23, 2020

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 79.0 million metric tonnes in March, 1.7% lower than in March 2019. Chinese production in the first three months of 2020 was 1.4% higher than in the same period last year. Data from the General Administration of Customs show Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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US long products imports drop 19% on March 2019

April 17, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 19% from 268,000 short tons in March 2019 to 216,000 tons in March this year. The decline was mainly due to lower parallel flange sections imports from Luxembourg and South Korea, though wire rod and rebar imports also fell significantly. Based on January and February […]

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US flat products imports down 7% on March 2019

April 8, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 7% from 606,000 short tons in March 2019 to 565,000 tons in March this year. The decline was mainly due to lower hot roll imports from Germany in the form of plates in coils, as well as lower cold roll imports from Vietnam, Taiwan, Russia, […]

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US long products imports unchanged compared to February 2019

March 20, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 0.2% from 248,000 short tons in February 2019 to 249,000 tons in February this year. A decline in wire rod, rebar, and all other structural shapes imports was offset by an increase in parallel flange sections and structural angles and channels imports. Based on January […]

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China crude steel production rises 7.2% in January to 84.3Mt

March 9, 2020

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 84.3 million metric tonnes in January, 7.2% higher than in January 2019. In addition, data from the General Administration of Customs show China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in January and February at 5.8 million tonnes, 34% lower than in January and February last year. […]

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