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US flat products imports down 2% in May

June 13, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 2% from 1,055,000 short tons in April to 1,037,000 tons in May. Flat products imports in May, 2013 were 623,000 and in May 2012 they were 791,000 tons. In addition, January-to-May flat products imports were 49% higher than in the same period in 2013. A […]

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US long products imports rise 16% in April

May 20, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 16% from 410,000 short tons in March to 449,000 tons in April. January-to-April imports in 2014 rose 63% compared to the same period last year. Imports from all product categories except rebar increased. Wire rod imports drove the overall climb and were mainly due to […]

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US flat products imports up 1% in April

May 8, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 1% from 1,001,000 short tons in March to 1,010,000 tons in April. April flat products imports were 737,000 tons in 2013 and 914,000 tons in 2012. In addition, January-to-April 2014 flat products imports were 2,728,000 tons, 43% higher than January-to-April imports in 2013. Though licenses […]

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China crude steel production 70.3MT in March

May 2, 2014

China crude steel production was 70.3 million metric tonnes in March, 6.0% higher than in March 2013 and the highest monthly output ever recorded. China’s year-to-March crude production was 4.9% higher in 2014 than it was in 2013. In addition, production rose 13% compared to February 2014 but due to the shorter month of February, […]

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US long products imports rise 59% in March

April 18, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 59% from 298,000 short tons in February to 475,000 tons in March. Imports from all long products categories increased, but the overall rise was mainly due to higher rebar and wire rod imports. Rebar imports have been volatile since December 2013 due mostly to volume […]

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US flat products imports rise 4% in March

April 11, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports climbed 4% from 982,000 short tons in February to 1,025,000 tons in March. This is the highest level of flat products imports registered since Nerds began collecting the data in September, 2008. In addition, March imports were 57% higher than in March last year. The 4% […]

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