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China crude steel production 69.5M tonnes in March

April 24, 2015

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 69.5 million metric tonnes in March, 1.1% lower than in March 2014. Chinese crude production in the first three months of 2015 was 0.9% lower than in the same period last year. China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) in March were 6.7 million tonnes, 21% higher […]

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March world crude steel production 138.0M tonnes

April 22, 2015

Worldsteel published March’s world crude steel production on April 21st. World crude steel production was 138.0 million metric tonnes, 2.6% lower than in March 2014. World output for the first quarter of 2015 was 1.4% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world crude steel production in March with […]

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US flat products imports rise 2% in March

April 13, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 2% from 1,254,000 short tons in February to 1,281,000 tons in March. Flat products imports in March 2014 were 1,001,000 tons and in March 2013 they were 652,000 tons. Based on March licenses and February and January actuals, flats imports for the first quarter of […]

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China crude steel production 65.0M tonnes in February

March 24, 2015

Worldsteel reported Chinese crude steel production at 65.0 million metric tonnes in February, 3.4% higher than the revised figure for February 2014 and 9.9% higher on an average daily basis compared to January 2015. Chinese crude output for the first two months of 2015 were 0.8% lower than in the same period last year. China’s […]

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February world crude steel production 127.6M tonnes

March 20, 2015

Worldsteel published February’s world crude steel production on February 20th. World crude steel production was 127.6 million metric tonnes, 0.6% higher than in February 2014 and on the basis of average daily production during the month, 5.6% higher than in January 2015. China accounted for 51% of world crude steel production in February with output […]

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US long products imports rise 19% in February

March 19, 2015

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 19% from 407,000 short tons in January to 485,000 tons in February. Long products imports in February 2014 were 298,000 tons and in February 2013 they were 256,000 tons. Long products imports for the first two months of 2015 were 20% higher than in the […]

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