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US flat products imports up 85% on December 2020 and up 72% annually 2020 to 2021

January 10, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 85% from 548,000 short tons in December, 2020 to 1,011,000 tons in December, 2021. Hot dip galvanized imports rose by the largest volume, increasing 125% compared to last December due a very large increase from Vietnam, but also from Turkey, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, […]

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World crude steel production down 9.9% on November 2020 to 143.3Mt, China down 22%

December 22, 2021

Worldsteel published November, 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 143.3 million metric tonnes, 9.9% lower than in November, 2020. China produced 69.3 million tonnes in November, accounting for 48% of world output and falling 22.0% on November, 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian steel production rose 2.2% on last […]

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World crude steel production falls 10.6% on October 2020 with China down 23.3%

November 29, 2021

Worldsteel published October 2021 world crude steel production on November 23rd. World crude steel output was 145.7 million metric tonnes, 10.6% lower than in October 2020. China produced 71.6 million tonnes in October, accounting for 49% of world output and falling 23.3% on October 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian steel production rose 2.4% […]

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Steel Data Room: Share of crude steel production through BOF route 90% in China, 30% in the US

November 9, 2021

If you are following the current debate about steelmaking carbon emissions, you might want to remind yourselves about who’s producing steel through the BOF route and who’s producing it through the EAF route. The Steel Data Room’s dataset “World Steel Association Steel Statistical Yearbook” makes that easy. Let’s look at the world’s top five steelmaking […]

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World crude steel production down 1.4% on August 2020 to 156.8Mt

September 23, 2021

Worldsteel published August 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 156.8 million metric tonnes, 1.4% lower than in August, 2020. China produced 83.2 million tonnes in August, accounting for 53% of world output and dropping 13.2% on August, 2020. In other parts of Asia, Japanese production rose 22.9% year-on-year, Indian production […]

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US long products imports rise 32% on August 2020 to 256kt

September 20, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 32% from 195,000 short tons in August, 2020 to 256,000 tons in August, 2021. Licenses indicate that the rise was mainly due to higher Wire Rod imports from Japan, Mexico and Korea. Parallel Flange Sections imports also rose significantly from a number of countries including […]

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