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US flat products imports rose 4% in February

March 24, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose by 4% in February to reach 553,000 short tons compared to January actuals of 532,000 tons. This small change in the total flat products import level masks a 41% decline in cut plate imports to 66,000 tons and a 29% rise in hot roll imports […]

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US long products imports in Feb decline 41% to below Nov ’08 level

March 19, 2009

Based on reported US import licenses, long products imports in February declined by 41% compared to January actuals to reach 156,000 short tons, below the November 2008 import low of 173,000 tons. This was driven mainly by the halving of wire rod imports from 84,000 tons in January to 41,000 tons in February, and by […]

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China results for Jan: crude production up 10%, exports down 40%

March 13, 2009

Chinese crude steel production grew 10% between December and January to reach 41.5 million metric tonnes. Exports declined to 1.91 million tonnes in January, a full 40% decrease on December, and apparent domestic consumption was 37.8 million tonnes compared to 33.1 million tonnes in December.  

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US flat products imports increased 8% in January

March 4, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 8% in January to 514,000 short tonnes compared to December actuals of 474,000 tons. Licenses reported up to 17 February reached 347,000 tons, which indicates that full-month imports for February should climb significantly. I will now be reporting monthly US import license data for flat […]

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US long products imports rose over 50% in January

February 19, 2009

Based on reported US import licenses, long products imports in January rose 57% to 280,000 short tons compared to actual December imports of 178,000 tons. The January increase was mainly due to growth in rebar and sections licenses. Rebar imports grew from December actual levels of 14,000 tons to January licenses of 65,000 tons. Sections […]

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US imports of long products continued to decline in December

January 19, 2009

US long products import licenses declined to 160,000 short tons in December from November actual imports of 173,000 tons. This compares to average monthly Jan-Nov imports of 282,000 tons. Licenses for all products were down in December except parallel flange sections, which climbed from 14,000 tons in November to 29,000 tons, mainly due to a […]

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