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US long products import licenses down 17% in December, up 60% in January

February 19, 2019

US import licenses for long steel products in December were 206,000 short tons, 17% lower than November imports. Compared to December, January import licenses rose 60% to 329,000 tons. The increase in January was mainly due to higher rebar licenses from Italy, Vietnam, and Bulgaria. Wire rod import licenses also increased significantly from Brazil, Germany […]

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China crude steel production up 8.2% in December and 6.6% in 2018

January 28, 2019

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 76.1 million metric tonnes in December, 8.2% higher than in December 2017. Full-year output in 2018 was 928.3 million tonnes, 6.6% higher than it was in 2017. In addition, Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in December were 4.6 million tonnes, 1.8% higher than in […]

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China crude steel production 77.6M tonnes in November, up 10.8% on November 2017

December 21, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 77.6 million metric tonnes in November, 10.8% higher than in November 2017. Chinese output over the first eleven months of 2018 was 6.8% higher than in the same period last year. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in November were 4.2 million tonnes, 0.2% lower than […]

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Import licenses signal 24% rise in US long steel products imports in November

December 20, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports rose 24% from 198,000 short tons in October to 246,000 tons in November. The increase is mainly the result of higher wire rod imports from Germany, Venezuela, and Australia. Based on January to October imports and November licenses, long products imports in the first eleven […]

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US flat steel products imports fall 18% in November

December 10, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports fell 18% from 893,000 short tons in October to 733,000 tons in November. While imports of all flat products categories fell, most of the decline was due to lower hot roll imports from South Korea, Canada and Egypt, as well as lower hot dip galvanized […]

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China crude steel production 82.6M tonnes in October, up 9.1% on October 2017

November 27, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 82.6 million metric tonnes in October, 9.1% higher than in October 2017. Chinese output over the first ten months of 2018 was 6.4% higher than in the same period last year. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in October were approximately 4.4 million tonnes, 9.2% higher […]

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