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US long products imports rise 22% in October

November 18, 2012

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 22% from 198,000 short tons in September to 241,000 tons in October. In comparison, October long products imports in 2011 were 149,000 tons, in 2010 179,000 tons, in 2009 210,000 tons, and in 2008 211,000 tons. An increase in rebar and parallel flange sections drove […]

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World Crude Steel Production 129.7 million tonnes in July

August 22, 2012

Worldsteel published July’s global crude steel production on August 21st. World crude production was 129.7 million tonnes, 1.8% higher than in July 2011 for the 62 countries reporting. But the theme of continuing global drift is maintained. Average daily production declined by 1.6% between June and July. China’s production rose from 60.2 million tonnes in […]

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World crude steel production up 2% January 2012

February 29, 2012

worldsteel published January 2012’s world crude steel production last Tuesday. World production increased by 1.8% between December and January to 118 million metric tonnes. A number of countries increased production by between 200,000 and 350,000 tonnes in January including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the US and Japan. Counteracting this were production declines in the Africa/Middle […]

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World crude steel production rises 6.8% in 2011

January 24, 2012

worldsteel published December 2011 and full-year 2011 world crude steel production on Monday. Looking at the monthly results, December production increased 1.5% over November to 117 million metric tonnes, though daily production declined 1.8%. China, the US, Russia and Turkey each showed significantly higher production while France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Japan all showed declines. […]

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US long products imports rise 56% in December

January 21, 2012

Based on reported import licenses and after a 20% fall in November, US long products imports rose 56% from 116,000 short tons in November to 181,000 tons in December. December imports in 2010 were 171,000 tons, in 2009 166,000 tons, in 2008 178,000 tons, and in 2007 207,000 tons. Rebar and wire rod imports drove […]

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World crude steel production published for September 2011

October 21, 2011

worldsteel published September 2011’s world crude steel production today. Average daily production increased by 2.8% though monthly production was down 0.5% due to the short month. Countries where production declined the most in September included China with a 2.05 million metric tonne drop, the Ukraine (down 0.3 million tonnes), and the US (down 0.25 million […]

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