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US flat products imports down 38% on April 2019

May 8, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 38% from 749,000 short tons in April 2019 to 466,000 tons in April this year. Of all flat products categories, hot dip galvanized shows the largest import volume decline at 45%, with lower volumes from Canada, Austria, Vietnam, and South Africa. Compared to last April, […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 10% in January and fall back 19% in February

March 8, 2019

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 10% from 656,000 short tons in December to 725,000 tons in January. Compared to January import licenses, February licenses fell 19% to 585,000 tons, mainly due to lower hot rolled licenses from Canada and Mexico, as well as lower hot dip galvanized licenses from […]

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US flat steel products imports fall 18% in November

December 10, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports fell 18% from 893,000 short tons in October to 733,000 tons in November. While imports of all flat products categories fell, most of the decline was due to lower hot roll imports from South Korea, Canada and Egypt, as well as lower hot dip galvanized […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 16% in April

May 10, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 16% from 972,000 short tons in March to 1,124,000 tons in April. Hot dip galvanized imports increased the most compared to other products, with significantly higher volumes from Russia, Turkey, Brazil and South Africa. Flat products imports in the first four months of 2018 […]

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US flat steel products imports increase 15% in June

July 16, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 15% from 938,000 short tons in May to 1,079,000 tons in June. Flat products imports for the first six months of 2017 were 1% higher than in the same period last year, with increases in cold rolled (+36%) and hot dip galvanized (+27%) imports […]

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US flat steel products imports rise 13% in April

May 11, 2017

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports rose 13% from 816,000 short tons in March to 924,000 tons in April. Flat products imports for the first four months of 2017 were 4% lower than in the same period last year, with increases in hot dip galvanized (+26%) and cold rolled (+42%) imports, […]

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