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China crude steel production 62.1MT in February, January revised

March 25, 2014

China crude steel production was 62.1 million metric tonnes in February, 0.4% higher than in February 2013. In addition, January production figures for China were revised from 61.6 million tonnes (as reported in my earlier post) to 68.7 million tonnes, which brings the January-to-February 2014 output change to -9.7%. However, due to the shorter month […]

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US long products imports fall 31% in February

March 25, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 31% from 437,000 short tons in January to 300,000 tons in February. The drop was mainly due to a sharp fall in rebar licenses, mainly from Turkey, but also from Spain. Wire rod licenses also contributed to the drop, particularly due to lower volume from […]

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US flat products imports rise 3% in February

March 14, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 3% from 921,000 short tons in January to 952,000 tons in February. February flat products imports in 2013 were 674,000 tons, in 2012 720,000 tons, in 2011 440,000 tons, and in 2010 444,000 tons. The 3% increase was mainly due to higher cut plate imports […]

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China crude steel production 61.6 million tonnes in January

March 3, 2014

China crude steel production was 61.6 million metric tonnes in January, 3% lower than in January 2013. January was the 4th month in a row of lower average daily production, having dropped 3.7% in October, 3.3% in November, 0.9% in December, and a further 1.3% in January to reach an average 1.99 million tonnes of […]

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US flat products imports increase 48% in January

February 13, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 48% from 738,000 short tons in December to 988,000 tons in January. January flat products imports in 2013 were 666,000 tons, in 2012 705,000 tons, in 2011 534,000 tons and in 2010 440,000 tons. The rise in January imports compared to December was mainly due […]

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China crude steel production 62.4mt in December and 774.6mt in 2013

January 28, 2014

China crude steel production was 62.4 million metric tonnes in December, 8% higher than in December 2012. Full-year 2013 crude production reached another record at 774.5 million tonnes, 9% higher than full-year 2012 output. December was the third month in a row of lower average daily production, having dropped 4% in October, 3% in November, […]

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