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China crude steel production down 10% on February 2021 to 75Mt

March 23, 2022

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 75 million metric tonnes in February, 10.0% lower than in February, 2021. Chinese production in the first two months of 2022 was 11.9% lower than in the same period last year. Data from the General Administration of Customs show China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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US long products imports rise 47% on February, 2021 to 335kt

March 22, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports increased 47% from 227,000 short tons in February, 2021 to 335,000 tons last month. Both rebar and wire rod drove the increase. Rebar imports rose mainly due to higher volumes form Algeria while wire rod imports increased following higher volumes from India, Algeria, Germany and […]

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US flat products imports rise 6% on February, 2021 to 680kt

March 9, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 6% from 640,000 short tons in February, 2021 to 680,000 tons in February, 2022. The rise was mainly due to an increase in hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam, Turkey, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates, though it was partially offset by a decline […]

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US long products imports rise 42% on January, 2021 to 368kt

February 21, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports rose 42% from 258,000 short tons in January, 2021 to 368,000 tons in January, 2022. Wire rod imports rose by the highest percentage and volume, increasing by 114% due to higher volumes from a number of countries including Mexico, India and Algeria. Imports of all […]

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US flat products imports rise 105% on January, 2021 to 987k short tons

February 9, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 105% from 481,000 short tons in January, 2021 to 987,000 tons in January, 2022. Hot rolled imports rose by the largest volume, up 101% due mainly to higher volumes from Mexico, Canada, Japan and Turkey. Hot dip galvanized imports rose by the second highest volume, […]

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Steel Data Room: US monthly sheet imports rising from top European sources Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Sweden, UK

January 31, 2022

As US tariff agreements with European Union countries and the United Kingdom are changed and renegotiated, we are all closely following US imports from key countries. We use the Steel Data Room’s US Census Bureau steel products dataset to find the data we need. While using this dataset, you don’t need to mess with the […]

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