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US long products imports increase 16% in October

November 19, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 16% from 398,000 short tons in September to 462,000 tons in October. October 2014 longs imports were 54% higher than in October 2013 and January-to-October longs imports were 23% higher than in the same period last year. The rise in October was mainly due to […]

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US flat products imports rise 13% in October

November 6, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, and after a rise of about 20% between August and September, US flat products imports increased 13% from 1,387,000 short tons in September to 1,566,000 tons in October. Flat products imports in October 2013 were 806,000 tons and in October 2012 they were 736,000 tons. Flats imports for the first […]

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Worldsteel reduces 2014 and 2015 world steel consumption growth

November 2, 2014

In its latest Short Range Outlook (SRO), published October 6th, Worldsteel revised its world apparent steel use (ASU) growth forecast for 2014 and 2015 downward. The revision decreased estimated world ASU growth between 2013 and 2014 from 3.1% in its April Short Range Outlook to 2.0% in the recent published figures. It also decreased the […]

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China crude steel production 67.5M tonnes in September

October 24, 2014

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 67.5 million tonnes in September, exactly the same as in September 2013 but 1.3% higher on an average daily basis compared to August 2014. Janaury-to-September crude steel production for 2014 was 2.5% higher than in the same period last year. China’s net finished steel exports (exports-imports) in September […]

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September world crude steel production 134M tonnes

October 22, 2014

Worldsteel published September’s global crude steel production on October 21st. World crude steel production was 134.4 million metric tonnes, 0.1% lower than in September 2013. Production for the months of January to September 2014 were 2.4% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world crude steel production in September […]

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US long products imports down 1% in September

October 19, 2014

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports remained essentially flat between August and September, falling 1% from 378,000 short tons in August to 374,000 tons in September. September 2014 imports were 4% higher than in September 2014 and January-to-September 2014 imports were 19% higher than in the same period last year. Compared to […]

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