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US flat steel products imports rise 38% in March

April 11, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 38% from 709,000 short tons in February to 978,000 tons in March. Hot rolled imports increased the most compared to other product categories, with higher volumes mainly from Canada, South Korea and Turkey. Flat products imports in the first three months of 2018 were […]

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China crude steel production 64.9M tonnes in February

March 28, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 64.9 million metric tonnes in February, 5.9% higher than in February 2017. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in February were 3.8 million tonnes, 17.6% lower than in February last year. China monthly crude steel production January 2006 to February 2018, thousand metric tonnes Photo by […]

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US long steel products imports fall 5% in February

March 19, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports fell 5% from 265,000 short tons in January to 252,000 tons in February. The decline was mainly due to lower rebar imports from Turkey. February longs imports fell 36% compared to February 2017, again primarily due to lower rebar imports from Turkey. SIMA US long […]

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US flat steel imports drop 12% in February

March 8, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports fell 12% from 760,000 short tons in January to 668,000 tons in February. Flat products imports in the first two months of 2018 were 11% lower than in the same period last year. The drop in imports between January and February was mainly due to […]

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China crude steel production 67.0M tonnes in January

February 27, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 67.0 million metric tonnes in January, 0.9% lower than in January 2017. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in January were 3.5 million tonnes, 45.3% lower than in January last year. China monthly crude steel production January 2006 to January 2018, thousand metric tonnes Photo of […]

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US long steel products imports rise 27% in January

February 21, 2018

Based on reported imports licenses, US long steel products imports rose 27% from 239,000 short tons in December to 303,000 tons in January. The increase between December and January was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Turkey. January 2018 longs imports were 33% lower than in January 2017, however, with the difference mainly due […]

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