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China crude steel production 62 million tonnes in February

March 23, 2013

China crude steel production was 61.8 million metric tonnes in February, 11% higher than in February 2012. Comparing consecutive months, February production was 1.8 million tonnes lower than January production, most likely due to the Chinese New Year holidays. Chinese net finished steel exports in February were 3.3 million tonnes, 54% higher than in February […]

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World crude steel production 123.3 million tonnes in February

March 22, 2013

Worldsteel published February’s global crude steel production on March 20th. World crude steel production was 123.3 million metric tonnes in February, 1.8% higher than in February 2012. Compared to February 2012, Chinese production increased by 11% and Indian production by 3%. However, other Asian countries showed significantly lower production year-on-year with Japan down 3%, South […]

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US flat products imports up 1% in February

March 11, 2013

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports increased 1% from 666,000 short tons in January to 673,000 tons in February. February flat products imports in 2012 were 720,000 tons, in 2011 440,000 tons, in 2010 444,000 tons, and in 2009 548,000 tons. Cut plate imports in February almost doubled due to higher imports […]

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China crude steel production 59 million tonnes in January

March 1, 2013

China crude steel production was 59.3 million metric tonnes in January, 5% higher than in the same month last year. Comparing consecutive months, January production was 1.7 million tonnes higher than December production, a 3% rise. Chinese net exports in January were 3.8 million tonnes, 36% higher than in January 2012 but 0.4% higher than […]

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World Crude Steel Production 125 million tonnes in January

March 1, 2013

Worldsteel published January’s global crude steel production on February 20th. World crude steel production was 124.8 million tonnes in January, 0.8% higher than in January 2012. Asian production showed a strong increase between January 2012 and January 2013; China’s production increased by 4.6%, India’s by 3.8% and Japan’s by 2.7%. In contrast, the European Union […]

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US flat products imports fall 6% in January

February 12, 2013

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports declined 6% from 721,000 short tons in December to 681,000 tons in January. January flat products imports were 705,000 tons in 2012, 534,000 tons in 2011, 440,000 in 2010, and 532,000 tons in 2009. Hot roll imports declined by 23%, which drove the overall fall and […]

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