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China crude steel production up 0.5% on August, 2021 to 83.9Mt, net exports rise 32%

September 23, 2022

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 83.9 million metric tonnes in August, 0.5% higher than in August, 2021. Chinese production in the first eight months of 2022 was 5.7% lower than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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US long products imports rise 14% on August, 2021 to 323kt

September 19, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 14% from 283,000 short tons in August, 2021 to 323,000 tons last month. Rebar imports rose by the largest volume compared to other long products categories due mainly to higher volumes from Turkey. Long products imports in the first eight months of 2022 were 38% […]

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US flat products imports up 2% on August, 2021 to 849kt

September 8, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 2% from 831,000 short tons in August, 2021 to 849,000 tons in August, 2022. The increase was mainly due to higher cold rolled imports from a number of countries including Taiwan, Canada, Australia and Belgium. The increase in cold rolled imports was partially offset by […]

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China crude steel production drops 6.4% on July, 2021 to 81.4Mt, net exports rise 27%

August 24, 2022

Worldsteel reported crude steel production in China at 81.4 million metric tonnes in July, 6.4% lower than in July, 2021. Chinese production in the first seven months of 2022 was 6.5% lower than in the same period last year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs show China’s net finished steel exports (exports minus imports) […]

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US long products imports rise 22% on July, 2021 to 388kt

August 17, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 22% from 319,000 short tons in July, 2021 to 388,000 tons last month. Wire rod imports rose by the largest volume compared to other long products categories following higher volumes from Algeria, Germany, Japan, and Malaysia. Rebar imports also rose significantly due to increases from […]

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US flat products imports fall 9% on July, 2021 to 749kt

August 12, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 9% from 819,000 short tons in July, 2021 to 749,000 tons in July, 2022. The decline was mainly due to lower hot dip galvanized imports from a number of countries including Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, and Austria. Hot rolled imports also dropped significantly from South […]

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