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US flat products imports drop 21% in April

May 6, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 21% from 1,271,000 short tons in March to 1,004,000 tons in April. Flat products imports in April 2014 were 1,055,000 tons and in April 2013 they were 737,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first 4 months of 2015 were 27% higher than in […]

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Worldsteel reduces 2015 world steel consumption growth forecast

April 25, 2015

In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published April 20th, Worldsteel revised its world apparent steel use (ASU) growth forecast downward. The revision decreased estimated world steel consumption growth between 2014 and 2015 from 2.0% in its October Short Range Outlook to 0.5% in the recent published figures. In addition, Worldsteel expects world ASU to […]

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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 long products imports rise 45% in March

April 19, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports climbed 45% from 446,000 short tons in February to 648,000 tons in March. Long products imports in March 2014 were 410,000 tons and in March 2013 they were 310,000 tons. Long products imports for the first quarter of 2015 were 30% higher than in the same […]

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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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China crude steel production 65.0M tonnes in February

March 24, 2015

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 65.0 million metric tonnes in February, 3.4% higher than the revised figure for February 2014 and 9.9% higher on an average daily basis compared to January 2015. Chinese crude output for the first two months of 2015 were 0.8% lower than in the same period last year. China’s […]

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