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AK Steel Q1 2009 results

April 22, 2009

AK Steel reported Q1 2009 results yesterday.  See the company’s press release here.  As expected operating income and EBITDA fell dramatically, along with AK’s quarterly shipments.  EBITDA per ton was ($58) in Q1 2009, down from $142 in Q1 2008 and $57 in Q4 2008. It will be interesting to see how the rest of […]

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China results for March: crude production up 12% and finished steel exports up 7%

April 22, 2009

Chinese crude steel production rose 12% from 40.4 million metric tonnes in February to 45.1 million tonnes in March. As a result of a 17% increase in finished steel imports to 1.27 million tonnes and a 7% increase in finished steel exports to 1.67 million tonnes, net finished steel exports declined to 0.4 million tonnes. […]

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US long products imports climb 16% from February low

April 20, 2009

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China results for Feb: crude production down 2%, finished steel exports down 16%

April 6, 2009

After a 10% climb between December and January, crude steel production in China declined 2% to 40.42 million metric tonnes in February.  As a result of a 27% growth in finished steel imports to 1.09 million tonnes and a 16% drop in finished steel exports to 1.56 million tonnes, net finished steel exports reached a low […]

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US flat products imports rose 4% in February

March 24, 2009

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose by 4% in February to reach 553,000 short tons compared to January actuals of 532,000 tons. This small change in the total flat products import level masks a 41% decline in cut plate imports to 66,000 tons and a 29% rise in hot roll imports […]

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World Crude Steel Output for February 2009

March 21, 2009

Worldsteel has published crude steel production estimates for 66 countries around the world that report production. The data is shown in the spreadsheet below. There is a minor decline in output from January, but given the likely revisions to the data – up and down – caution should be taken in assuming a continuing downward […]

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