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US flat products imports drop 18% in April

May 14, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, flat products imports into the US declined 18% from 488,000 short tons in March to 402,000 tons in April. Cut plate imports dropped 19% to 30,000 tons, hot rolled imports declined 30% to 160,000 tons, and hot dip galvanized imports fell 16% to 102,000 tons. Only cold rolled imports increased, [...]

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US long products imports climb 16% from February low

April 20, 2009

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US long products imports in Feb decline 41% to below Nov ’08 level

March 19, 2009

Based on reported US import licenses, long products imports in February declined by 41% compared to January actuals to reach 156,000 short tons, below the November 2008 import low of 173,000 tons. This was driven mainly by the halving of wire rod imports from 84,000 tons in January to 41,000 tons in February, and by [...]

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US long products imports rose over 50% in January

February 19, 2009

Based on reported US import licenses, long products imports in January rose 57% to 280,000 short tons compared to actual December imports of 178,000 tons. The January increase was mainly due to growth in rebar and sections licenses. Rebar imports grew from December actual levels of 14,000 tons to January licenses of 65,000 tons. Sections [...]

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US imports of long products continued to decline in December

January 19, 2009

US long products import licenses declined to 160,000 short tons in December from November actual imports of 173,000 tons. This compares to average monthly Jan-Nov imports of 282,000 tons. Licenses for all products were down in December except parallel flange sections, which climbed from 14,000 tons in November to 29,000 tons, mainly due to a [...]

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US Long Products Imports Decline in November

December 17, 2008

US long products import licenses declined 19% to 172,000 short tons in November compared to October actuals of 211,000 tons.  License volumes declined for all products except Parallel Flange Shapes and All Other Structural Sections.  High December licenses recorded up to the 16th of the month for Parallel Flange Shapes (21,000 tons) due to applications [...]

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US long products imports show small rise

November 19, 2008

US long products imports licenses grew marginally to 241,000 short tons in October from 233,000 tons of actual imports in September. As predicted in an earlier post, rebar licenses declined (to 37,000 tons from 58,000 September actuals) and wire rod licenses increased (to 143,000 tons from 97,000 September actuals). China accounted for a big portion [...]

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US long products imports remain low in September

October 17, 2008

US long products import licenses stayed low at 207,000 short tons in September, compared to August actual imports of 232,000 tons.  Licenses granted up to October 15th indicate that rebar imports in October will decline significantly compared to typical monthly levels (16,000 tons of rebar licenses to October 15th compared to 83,000 tons of actual [...]

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