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US long products imports rise 10% in July

August 25, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 10% from 492,000 short tons in June to 542,000 tons in July. Long products imports in July 2015 were 408,000 tons and in July 2014 they were 314,000 tons. Longs imports for the first seven months of 2016 were 4% higher than in the same […]

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US flat products imports rise 21% in July

August 13, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 21% from 898,000 short tons in June to 1,082,000 tons in July. Flat products imports in July 2015 were 1,192,000 tons and in July 2014 they were 1,359,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first seven months of 2016 were 26% lower than in […]

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China crude steel production 69.5M tonnes in June

July 21, 2016

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 69.5 million metric tonnes in June, 1.7% higher than in June 2015. Crude steel output in the first six months of 2016 was 0.6% lower than in the same period last year. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in June were 9.8 million tonnes, 26.9% higher […]

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US long products imports increase 11% in June

July 18, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 11% from 435,000 short tons in May to 484,000 tons in June. Long products imports in June 2015 were 359,000 tons and in June 2014 they were 381,000 tons. Longs imports for the first six months of 2016 were 1% lower than in the same […]

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US flat products imports up 13% in June

July 8, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 13% from 877,000 short tons in May to 988,000 tons in June. Flat products imports in June 2015 were 1,076,000 tons and in June 2014 they were 1,160,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first seven months of 2016 were 27% lower than in […]

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China crude steel production 70.5M tonnes in May

June 26, 2016

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 70.5 million metric tonnes in May, 1.8% higher than in May 2015. Output in the first five months of 2016 was 1.1% lower than in the first five months of last year due to low output in January and February 2016. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus […]

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