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US September long products imports 255,000 tons, October licenses incomplete

November 22, 2013

US long products imports for September were 255,000 short tons, only 1% higher than my estimate based on import licenses reported October 24th. It is more difficult to make an estimate of October imports based on import licenses because the figures reported by SIMA appear to be have been affected by the US government shutdown […]

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China crude steel production 65.4 million tonnes in September

October 31, 2013

Chinese crude steel production was 65.4 million metric tonnes in September, 13% higher than in September 2012. Year-to-September production was 586 million tonnes, 10% higher than year-to-September production in 2012. Comparing consecutive months, September production was 1% lower than August production, but due to the shorter September month, average daily production in September was 2% […]

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China crude production 66.3 million tonnes in August

September 24, 2013

China crude steel production was 66.3 million metric tonnes in August, 13% higher than in August 2012. Year-to-August production was 520.8 million tonnes, 9% higher than year-to-August production in 2012. And comparing consecutive months, China’s August 2013 production was 1% higher than July’s. In addition, China’s net finished steel exports were 4.9 million tonnes, 62% […]

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US long products imports rise 12% in August

September 20, 2013

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 12% from 213,000 short tons in July to 238,000 tons in August. In comparison, August long products imports in 2012 were 197,000 tons, in 2011 190,000 tons, in 2010 249,000 tons, in 2009 125,000 tons, in 2008 232,000 tons, and finally in 2007 347,000 tons. […]

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US flat products imports rise 3% in August

September 5, 2013

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 3% from 678,000 short tons in July to 701,000 tons in August. August flat products imports in 2012 were 695,000 tons, in 2011 639,000 tons, in 2010 468,000 tons, and in 2009 353,000 tons. Hot dip galvanized and cold rolled imports both rose by about […]

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China crude production 65.5 million tonnes in July

September 3, 2013

China crude steel production was 65.5 million metric tonnes in July, 6% higher than in July 2012. Year-to-July production was 454.6 million tonnes, 9% higher than year-to-July production in 2012. Comparing consecutive months, July production was 1% higher than June production, but due to the longer month of July, average daily production in July was […]

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