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US long products imports rise 58% on December 2020 and 50% full-year 2020 to 2021

January 20, 2022

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 58% year-on-year from 178,000 short tons in December, 2020 to 280,000 tons in December, 2021. Licenses indicate that the increase was mainly due to higher wire rod imports from Mexico, India, Algeria, South Korea, and Egypt. US long products imports for the full year 2021 […]

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US long products imports up 122% on September 2020 to 369kt

October 19, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 122% from 167,000 short tons in September, 2020 to 369,000 tons in September, 2021.  Licenses indicate the increase was mainly due to higher rebar imports from Algeria, Turkey and Mexico.  Wire rod imports also rose significantly year-on-year from a number of countries including Egypt and […]

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US long products imports rise 32% on August 2020 to 256kt

September 20, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 32% from 195,000 short tons in August, 2020 to 256,000 tons in August, 2021. Licenses indicate that the rise was mainly due to higher Wire Rod imports from Japan, Mexico and Korea. Parallel Flange Sections imports also rose significantly from a number of countries including […]

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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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US long products imports down 7% on May 2020

June 17, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 7% from 286,000 short tons in May 2020 to 265,000 tons last month. Licenses indicate the decline was mainly due to lower Rebar imports from Turkey, though Parallel Flange Sections imports also dropped from the United Arab Emirates and South Korea. US long products imports […]

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US long products imports rise 10% on April 2020

May 19, 2021

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 10% from 258,000 short tons in April 2020 to 284,000 tons last month. Licenses indicate import volumes rising for all long products categories except rebar, where imports declined by 1%. US long products imports in the first four months of 2021 were 10% higher than […]

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