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World crude steel production 136.3 million tonnes in May

June 24, 2013

Worldsteel published May’s global crude steel production on June 20th. World crude steel production was 136.3 million tonnes, 3.6% higher than in May 2012 and 0.2% lower on an average daily basis than April 2013. China production increased by 5.8 million tonnes between May 2012 and May 2013 to reach a monthly record of 67.0 […]

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World crude steel production 132.1 million tonnes in April

May 28, 2013

Worldsteel published April’s global crude steel production on May 21st. World crude steel production was 132.1 million metric tonnes, 1.9% higher than in April 2012 and 1.5% higher on an average daily basis than March 2013. In western Europe, both Italy and France showed 12% lower production between April 2012 and April 2013. Year-on-year production […]

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World crude steel production 127.9 million tonnes in June

July 23, 2012

Worldsteel published June’s global crude steel production on July 20th. World crude production was 127.9 million tonnes, a change of only 0.05% compared to June 2011 for the 62 countries reporting. Average daily production rose by 0.7% compared to May 2012. China’s production dropped from May’s 61.2 to 60.2 million tonnes, which is an increase […]

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World crude steel production published for November 2011

December 23, 2011

worldsteel published November 2011’s world crude steel production last Monday. Average daily production dropped 3% but monthly production declined by 6% (due to the short November month) to 115.5 million metric tonnes. The 4.8 million-tonne fall in production in China (about 9%) drove the overall decline, but production also declined by over 200,000 tonnes in […]

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US long products imports drop 31% in July

August 18, 2011

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports declined 31% from 267,000 short tons in June to 184,000 tons in July. This can be compared to July long products imports of 232,000 tons in 2010, 104,000 tons in 2009, 270,000 tons in 2008, and 563,000 tons in 2007. The drop was driven by lower […]

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US flat products imports rise 13% in July

August 10, 2011

Based on reported import licenses and in comparison to preliminary June census data, US flat products imports increased 13% from 706,000 short tons in June to 798,000 tons in July. This can be compared to flat products imports of 600,000 tons in July 2010 and 291,000 tons in July 2009. The rise was driven by […]

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