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US flat steel imports drop 12% in February

March 8, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports fell 12% from 760,000 short tons in January to 668,000 tons in February. Flat products imports in the first two months of 2018 were 11% lower than in the same period last year. The drop in imports between January and February was mainly due to […]

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China crude steel production 67.0M tonnes in January

February 27, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 67.0 million metric tonnes in January, 0.9% lower than in January 2017. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in January were 3.5 million tonnes, 45.3% lower than in January last year. China monthly crude steel production January 2006 to January 2018, thousand metric tonnes Photo of […]

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January world crude steel production 139.4M tonnes

February 26, 2018

Worldsteel published January’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 139.4 million metric tonnes, 0.8% higher than in January 2017. China accounted for 48% of world output in January with production of 67.0 million tonnes, 0.9% lower than in January 2017. Outside of China, Asian production rose significantly in India (+2.5%), South […]

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US long steel products imports rise 27% in January

February 21, 2018

Based on reported imports licenses, US long steel products imports rose 27% from 239,000 short tons in December to 303,000 tons in January. The increase between December and January was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Turkey. January 2018 longs imports were 33% lower than in January 2017, however, with the difference mainly due […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 6% in January

February 7, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 6% from 703,000 short tons in December to 743,000 tons in January. The increase was mainly driven by higher hot rolled imports from Japan, Korea, and Turkey, though cold rolled imports declined from Turkey, Russia, and Australia. SIMA US flat products import licenses and […]

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China crude steel production 67.0Mt in December and 831.7Mt in 2017

January 26, 2018

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 67.0 million metric tonnes in December, 1.8% higher than in December 2016. Taking into account Worldsteel revisions, full-year output in 2017 was 5.7% higher than it was in 2016. In addition, China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) were 4.5 million tonnes, 32.4% lower than in […]

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