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US long steel products imports rise 3% in August

September 18, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports rose 3% from 327,000 short tons in July to 337,000 tons in August. Licenses show wire rod imports rising significantly in August from Turkey, Vietnam, Germany and South Korea. This was offset by lower rebar import licenses from Italy and Spain (and despite higher rebar […]

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US flat steel products imports fall 17% in August

September 6, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports fell 17% from 853,000 short tons in July to 711,000 tons in August. Out of our four main flat products categories, hot rolled imports fell by the largest volume, with significantly lower imports from Japan, Turkey and South Korea. Cold rolled imports fell mainly from […]

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China crude steel production 81.2M tonnes in July, 7.2% up on July 2017

September 4, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 81.2 million metric tonnes in July, 7.2% higher than in July 2017. Chinese output over the first seven months of 2018 was 6.4% higher than in the same period last year. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in July were 4.9 million tonnes, 18.7% lower than […]

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Steep rise in rebar licenses signals 84% increase in July long steel products imports

August 20, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports are expected to rise 84% from 190,000 short tons in June to 350,000 tons in July. This is following a 223% rise in rebar import licenses in July, due mainly to higher licenses from Italy and Spain. In addition, parallel flange sections licenses rose 270% […]

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China crude steel production 80.2M tonnes in June, 7.5% up on June 2017

July 27, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 80.2 million metric tonnes in June, 7.5% higher than in June 2017. Chinese output over the first six months of 2018 was 6.3% higher than in the same period last year. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in June were 5.9 million tonnes, 3.9% higher than […]

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US long products imports down 51% in June

July 23, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 51% from 432,000 short tons in May to 211,000 tons in June. Licenses show imports down for every product category, with the largest volumes down for rebar and wire rod. Rebar import licenses were down significantly from Turkey, Italy, and Portugal while wire rod import […]

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