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China crude steel production 58.5M tonnes in February

March 23, 2016

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 58.5 million metric tonnes in February, 4.0% lower than in February 2015. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in February were 7.2 million tonnes, 3.6% lower than in February 2015 and 29.9% lower than the record net exports level reached in September 2015. China monthly crude […]

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February world crude steel production 120.4M tonnes

March 23, 2016

Worldsteel published February’s world crude steel production on March 21st. World crude steel output was 120.4 million metric tonnes, 3.3% lower than in February 2015. World crude production for the first 2 months of 2016 was 5.6% lower than in the same period of 2015. China accounted for 49% of world production in February with […]

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US long products imports down 11% in February

March 20, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 11% from 412,000 short tons in January to 365,000 tons in February. Long products imports in February 2015 were 446,000 tons and in February 2014 they were 298,000 tons. The drop in longs imports was mainly due to lower parallel flange sections imports, with significantly […]

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Gerdau and AHMSA release 2015 Q4 and full year results

March 16, 2016

Gerdau and AHMSA released final 2015 financial results recently. Gerdau reported EBITDA per ton of $53 in Q4, down from $62 in Q3. AHMSA’s EBITDA per ton improved in Q4 to $7, up from a $10 loss in Q3. All the companies tracked in the Nerds of Steel earnings spreadsheet have now reported 2015 results. […]

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US cold rolled imports down 47% since October 2014 peak

March 11, 2016

The US Department of Commerce published the preliminary antidumping decision on cold rolled steel imports last week. It will be interesting to see what kind of impact the trade case have on import volumes. Since the last peak in October 2014, US cold rolled sheet (excluding strip) imports from all countries have declined by 47% […]

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US flat products imports fall 20% in February

March 10, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports dropped 20% from 997,000 short tons in January to 795,000 tons in February. Flat products imports in February 2015 were 1,254,000 tons and in February 2014 they were 982,000 tons. Lower hot rolled imports drove the decline with significantly lower volumes compared to February from Canada […]

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