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Another captivating chart from the Steel Data Room

May 14, 2018

Fantastic charts explain a lot, even using familiar data. This one shows US steel trade, imports & exports, by product using Worldsteel data. Find out more about the Steel Data Room, where charts are automatically updated as soon as new data is published.

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US flat steel products imports rise 16% in April

May 10, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 16% from 972,000 short tons in March to 1,124,000 tons in April. Hot dip galvanized imports increased the most compared to other products, with significantly higher volumes from Russia, Turkey, Brazil and South Africa. Flat products imports in the first four months of 2018 […]

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Help from the First River Steel Data Room

May 7, 2018

When the world gets complicated, you need tools up to the task of helping you understand what’s going on. The First River Steel Data Room is where we keep ours.

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More Q1 2018 financial results

April 30, 2018

Q1 2018 financial results for five companies have been added to the Nerds of Steel earnings spreadsheet. The companies we added and the Q1 2018 EBITDA/ton for each are shown below. CMC: $63, down from $74 in Q4 2017 SSAB: $109, up from $77 in Q4 Ternium: $171, up from $127 in Q4 TimkenSteel: $50, […]

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China crude steel production 74.0M tonnes in March

April 27, 2018

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 74.0 million metric tonnes in March, 4.5% higher than in March 2017. Chinese output over the first three months of 2018 was 5.4% higher than in the same period last year. Chinese net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in March were 4.4 million tonnes, 29.4% lower than […]

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March world crude steel production 148.3M tonnes

April 25, 2018

Worldsteel published March’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 148.3 million metric tonnes, 4.0% higher than in March 2017. Crude production in the first three months of 2018 was 4.1% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world output in March with production of 74.0 […]

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