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US flat products imports up 47% on April 2020

May 12, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 47% from 468,000 short tons in April 2020 to 687,000 tonnes last month. The highest volume increase came from hot roll where volumes rose mainly from Canada, but also from Japan. Hot dip galvanized imports also rose significantly due to higher volumes from Canada and […]

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US flat products imports rise 32% on March 2020

April 8, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 32% from 562,000 short tons in March 2020 to 741,000 tons last month. The highest volume increase came from hot rolled where volumes rose mainly from South Korea and Canada. Hot dip galvanized imports also rose significantly due to higher volumes from Taiwan, Canada and […]

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US flat products imports rise 17% on February 2020

March 10, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 17% from 555,000 short tons in February 2020 to 647,000 tons last month. The highest volume increase came from hot roll where import volumes were up from Japan, South Korea, and Turkey. Cold rolled imports also rose significantly due to higher volumes from Australia, the […]

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US flat products imports down 14% on December 2019

January 13, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 14% from 599,000 short tons in December 2019 to 513,000 tons last month. Cold rolled imports fell by the largest volume, declining 36% on last December due mainly to lower volumes from Mexico, Australia, Canada and Vietnam. Hot roll imports fell by the second largest […]

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First River Steel Data Room Dataset of the Week: World’s highest volume steel product trade route

December 17, 2020

What is the world’s highest volume finished steel product trade route? The answer can be found in this week’s dataset of the week, “Global Carbon & Alloy Steel Products Imports and Exports”. The data comes from the International Steel Statistics Bureau (ISSB) and includes monthly import and export data by country from 2013 in value […]

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US flat products imports down 15% on October 2019

November 11, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 15% from 616,000 short tons in October 2019 to 526,000 tons last month. Hot rolled imports declined by the largest volume, down 21% on last October, due mainly to lower volumes from Canada and South Korea. Hot dip galvanized imports fell by the second largest […]

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