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February world crude steel production 127.6M tonnes

March 20, 2015

Worldsteel published February’s world crude steel production on February 20th. World crude steel production was 127.6 million metric tonnes, 0.6% higher than in February 2014 and on the basis of average daily production during the month, 5.6% higher than in January 2015. China accounted for 51% of world crude steel production in February with output […]

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US long products imports rise 19% in February

March 19, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 19% from 407,000 short tons in January to 485,000 tons in February. Long products imports in February 2014 were 298,000 tons and in February 2013 they were 256,000 tons. Long products imports for the first two months of 2015 were 20% higher than in the […]

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US flat products imports drop 16% in February

March 12, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 16% from 1,499,000 short tons in January to 1,252,000 tons in February. Flat products imports in February 2014 were 982,000 tons and in February 2013 they were 674,000 tons. The January and February flat products imports total so far this year is 45% higher than […]

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China crude steel production 65.5mt in January

March 4, 2015

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 65.5 million metric tonnes in January, 4.7% lower than in January 2014 and 3.8% lower than in December 2015. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in January were 9.1 million tonnes based on a record high volume of exports at 10.3 million tonnes. January net exports […]

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January world crude steel production 133.1M tonnes

March 2, 2015

Worldsteel published January’s world crude steel production on February 20th. World crude steel production was 133.1 million metric tonnes, 2.9% lower than in January 2014 and 0.5% lower than in December 2014. China accounted for 49% of world crude steel production in January with output of 65.5 million tonnes, down 4.7% compared to January 2014. […]

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US long products imports up 1% in January, licenses indicate February rise

February 20, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 1% from 353,000 short tons in December to 358,000 tons in January. Long products imports in January 2014 were 447,000 tons and in January 2013 they were 267,000 tons. There was little change in import levels because rebar imports increased by about the same volume […]

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