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US flat steel products imports up 1% in January

February 8, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 1% from 835,000 short tons in December to 841,000 tons in January. Flat products imports in January 2016 were 997,000 tons and in January 2015 they were 1,499,000 tons. There was little change between December and January because hot rolled and hot dip galvanized imports […]

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China crude steel production 67.2Mt in December and 808.4Mt in 2016

January 27, 2017

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 67.2 million metric tonnes in December, 3.2% higher than in December 2015. Taking into account Worldsteel revisions, full-year output in 2016 was 1.2% higher than it was in 2015. In addition, China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in December were 6.6 million tonnes, 30% lower […]

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US long products imports up 6% in December

January 19, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 6% from 343,000 short tons in November to 362,000 tons in December. Long products imports in December 2015 were 458,000 tons and in December 2014 they were 353,000 tons. Longs imports for the the full 2016 year were basically unchanged from 2015, since the 5% […]

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US flat products imports drop 12% in December

January 11, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 12% from 944,000 short tons in November to 832,000 tons in December. Flat products imports in December 2015 were 882,000 tons and in December 2014 they were 1,333,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the full year of 2016 were 18% lower than in 2015 […]

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China crude steel production 66.3M tonnes in November

December 21, 2016

China Monthly Crude Steel Production, January 2005 to November 2016, thousand metric tonnes Worldsteel reported Chineese crude steel production at 66.3 million metric tonnes in November, 5.0% higher than in November 2015. Chinese crude steel output in the first 11 months of 2016 was 1.3% higher than in the same period last year. China’s net […]

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US long products imports fall 12% in November

December 20, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 12% from 415,000 short tons in October to 366,000 tons in November. Long products imports in November 2015 were 335,000 tons and in November 2014 they were 373,000 tons. Longs imports in the first eleven months of 2016 were 2% higher than in the same […]

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