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US long steel products imports rise 30% in April

May 18, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 30% from 336,000 short tons in March to 436,000 tons in April. This was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Turkey and higher parallel flange sections imports from Korea and Taiwan. Long products imports in the first four months of 2018 were 28% lower […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 16% in April

May 10, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 16% from 972,000 short tons in March to 1,124,000 tons in April. Hot dip galvanized imports increased the most compared to other products, with significantly higher volumes from Russia, Turkey, Brazil and South Africa. Flat products imports in the first four months of 2018 […]

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March world crude steel production 148.3M tonnes

April 25, 2018

Worldsteel published March’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 148.3 million metric tonnes, 4.0% higher than in March 2017. Crude production in the first three months of 2018 was 4.1% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world output in March with production of 74.0 […]

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US long steel products imports rise 45% following rebar hike

April 17, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 45% from 266,000 short tons in February to 387,000 tons in March. The steep climb between February and March 2018 was due to higher rebar imports from Turkey (and bearing in mind the longer March month). Long products imports in the first quarter of 2018 […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 38% in March

April 11, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 38% from 709,000 short tons in February to 978,000 tons in March. Hot rolled imports increased the most compared to other product categories, with higher volumes mainly from Canada, South Korea and Turkey. Flat products imports in the first three months of 2018 were […]

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February world crude steel production 131.8M tonnes

March 26, 2018

Worldsteel published February’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 131.8 million metric tonnes, 3.5% higher than in February 2017 (and despite February having one day less in 2018). China accounted for 49% of world output in February with production of 64.9 million tonnes, 5.9% higher than in February 2017. Outside of […]

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