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China crude steel production 63.2M tonnes in January

February 25, 2016

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 63.2 million metric tonnes in January, 7.8% lower than in January 2015. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in January were 8.8 million tonnes, 3.6% lower than in January 2015 and 14.0% lower than the record net exports level reached in September 2015. China monthly crude […]

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January 2016 world crude steel production 127.7M tonnes

February 24, 2016

Worldsteel published January’s world crude steel production on February 23rd. World crude steel production was 127.7 million metric tonnes, 7.1% lower than in January 2015. China accounted for 49% of world production in January with an output of 63.2M tonnes, down 7.8% compared to January 2015. Significant production declines compared to January 2015 in the […]

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Ternium and North Star BlueScope announce Q4 results

February 23, 2016

Ternium announced Q4 and full year 2015 results today. BlueScope Steel announced results for the second half of calendar year 2015, which include some detail on their North American hot mill, North Star BlueScope. Ternium reported EBITDA of $117 per ton in Q4, up from $92 in Q3. This is the highest Q4 EBITDA per […]

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US long products imports rise 7% in January

February 21, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 7% from 458,000 short tons in December to 492,000 tons in January. Long products imports in January 2015 were 403,000 tons and in January 2014 they were 447,000 tons. Higher rebar imports from Turkey and Japan drove the increase in total January longs imports, though […]

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US flat products imports fall 7% in January

February 10, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 7% from 882,000 short tons in December to 825,000 tons in January. Flat products imports in January 2015 were 1,499,000 tons and in January 2014 they were 921,000 tons. Lower cold rolled and cut plate imports drove the overall decline with cold rolled imports falling […]

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ArcelorMittal results added to the Nerds of Steel earnings spreadsheet

February 5, 2016

ArcelorMittal announced Q4 and full year 2015 results today. EBITDA per ton in Q4 was $51, down slightly from $58 in the third quarter. The company also announced plans to sell its minority interest in Gestamp and to raise new capital to reduce net debt.

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