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US flat products imports up 85% on December 2020 and up 72% annually 2020 to 2021

January 10, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 85% from 548,000 short tons in December, 2020 to 1,011,000 tons in December, 2021. Hot dip galvanized imports rose by the largest volume, increasing 125% compared to last December due a very large increase from Vietnam, but also from Turkey, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, […]

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Steel Data Room: US shredded steel scrap exports volatile with prices rising to US$440/mt in October

January 4, 2022

While US steelmaker scrap company acquisitions are in the news, you may be interested in scrap export data available in the Steel Data Room coming from the US Census Bureau’s USA Trade Online. The Data Room holds all US import and export trade data monthly in quantity and value by export district for all the […]

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China crude steel production drops 22% on November 2020, down 3% year-to-date

December 23, 2021

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 69.3 million metric tonnes in November, 22.0% lower than in November, 2020. Chinese crude steel production in the first eleven months of 2021 was 3.4% lower than in the first eleven months of 2020. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show net finished steel exports (exports […]

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World crude steel production down 9.9% on November 2020 to 143.3Mt, China down 22%

December 22, 2021

Worldsteel published November, 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 143.3 million metric tonnes, 9.9% lower than in November, 2020. China produced 69.3 million tonnes in November, accounting for 48% of world output and falling 22.0% on November, 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian steel production rose 2.2% on last […]

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Steel Data Room: European Union ETS Carbon Allowances price up 140% on December 2020

December 21, 2021

Today’s hot topic in the steel industry is carbon emissions and the First River Steel Data Room has the data you are looking for. With information sourced from Investing.com, the Steel Data Room dataset “Historical Futures Contract Settlement Prices” contains futures prices daily from the Nymex exchange for European Union ETS carbon allowances for the […]

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US long products imports rise 55% on November 2020 to 348kt

December 20, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 55% year-on-year from 225,000 short tons in November, 2020 to 348,000 tons in November, 2021. Licenses indicate that the rise was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Algeria, Mexico, and Portugal, as well as higher wire rod imports again from Algeria and Mexico. Licenses […]

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