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US flat products imports rise 8% in May

June 11, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 8% from 1,088,000 short tons in April to 1,175,000 tons in May. Flat products imports in May 2014 were 1,087,000 tons and in May 2013 they were 623,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first 5 months of 2015 were 25% higher than in […]

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What’s up with the Italian steel industry?

May 19, 2015

Ciao nerds di acciaio! You might be interested to know that the main exhibition of the Italian steel industry Made in Steel is taking place in Milan this Wednesday through Friday (May 20-22, 2015), right beside the location of the world Expo. All the largest Italian steelmakers will be present, including flat producers Ilva and Arvedi, […]

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March world crude steel production 138.0M tonnes

April 22, 2015

Worldsteel published March’s world crude steel production on April 21st. World crude steel production was 138.0 million metric tonnes, 2.6% lower than in March 2014. World output for the first quarter of 2015 was 1.4% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world crude steel production in March with […]

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US flat products imports rise 2% in March

April 13, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 2% from 1,254,000 short tons in February to 1,281,000 tons in March. Flat products imports in March 2014 were 1,001,000 tons and in March 2013 they were 652,000 tons. Based on March licenses and February and January actuals, flats imports for the first quarter of […]

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February world crude steel production 127.6M tonnes

March 20, 2015

Worldsteel published February’s world crude steel production on February 20th. World crude steel production was 127.6 million metric tonnes, 0.6% higher than in February 2014 and on the basis of average daily production during the month, 5.6% higher than in January 2015. China accounted for 51% of world crude steel production in February with output […]

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January world crude steel production 133.1M tonnes

March 2, 2015

Worldsteel published January’s world crude steel production on February 20th. World crude steel production was 133.1 million metric tonnes, 2.9% lower than in January 2014 and 0.5% lower than in December 2014. China accounted for 49% of world crude steel production in January with output of 65.5 million tonnes, down 4.7% compared to January 2014. […]

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