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World crude steel production drops 8.9% on September 2020 to 144Mt

October 26, 2021

Worldsteel published September 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 144.4 million metric tonnes, 8.9% lower than in September 2020. China produced 73.8 million tonnes in September, accounting for 51% of world output and falling 21.2% on September, 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian steel production rose 7.2% on last […]

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Steel Data Room: World iron ore production 2.3Bt in 2020, Australia top producer followed by China

October 1, 2021

First River’s Steel Data Room has “tonnes” of data if you are looking for information on steelmaking raw materials. This week’s Nerds post focuses on two Steel Data Room datasets with world annual minerals production, consumption and trade data. “Met Coal and Iron Ore Consumption, Trade, and Prices” has data from the Australian Government’s Department […]

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World crude steel production down 1.4% on August 2020 to 156.8Mt

September 23, 2021

Worldsteel published August 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 156.8 million metric tonnes, 1.4% lower than in August, 2020. China produced 83.2 million tonnes in August, accounting for 53% of world output and dropping 13.2% on August, 2020. In other parts of Asia, Japanese production rose 22.9% year-on-year, Indian production […]

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US flat products imports rise 94% on August 2020 to 900kt

September 8, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 94% from 465,000 short tons in August, 2020 to 903,000 tons in August, 2021. The rise was mainly due to higher hot rolled imports from Canada, the Netherlands, Egypt and South Korea. Hot dip galvanized imports also rose significantly from Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam and Turkey. […]

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World crude steel production rises 3.3% on July 2020 to 161.7Mt

August 24, 2021

Worldsteel published July 2021 world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 161.7 million metric tonnes, 3.3% higher than in July, 2020. China produced 86.8 million tonnes in July, accounting for 54% of world output and falling 8.4% on July 2020. In other parts of Asia, Indian production rose 13.3%, Japanese output increased […]

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US long products imports rise 41% on July 2020

August 18, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 41% from 238,000 short tons in July, 2020 to 336,000 tons in July, 2021. Licenses indicate that the rise was mainly due to higher Wire Rod imports from a number of countries including Egypt, Mexico, Brazil and Algeria. US long products imports in the first […]

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