October 19, 2012
US long products imports increased 13% from 197,000 short tons in August to 222,000 tons in September. In comparison, September long products imports in 2011 were 146,000 tons, in 2010 195,000 tons, in 2009 136,000 tons, in 2008 233,000 tons and in 2007 312,000 tons. Wire rod, merchant bar, and parallel flange sections imports drove […]
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September 25, 2012
Worldsteel published August’s global crude steel production on September 20th. World crude steel production was 123.7 million tonnes, -0.3% lower than in August 2011 for the 62 countries reporting. Average daily production declined by 3.9% from July. China’s production remained basically flat at 58.70 million tonnes this year compared to 58.75 million tonnes in August […]
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