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May US long products imports decline heavily from April levels

June 23, 2008

US long products import licenses declined from a peak of 462,000 short tons in April to 238,000 short tons in May. About 65% of this decline is due to Turkey, which did not apply for any rebar or wire rod import licenses in May (nor did it in March). In comparison, Turkey’s rebar licenses were […]

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US long products import licenses at highest levels since July 2007

May 15, 2008

Licenses for long products imports into the US increased from 257,000 short tons in March to 462,000 short tons in April, reaching their highest levels since July 2007. Rebar licenses increased from 77,000 tons in March to 189,000 tons in April, mainly due to Turkey, which didn’t apply for any licenses in March but applied […]

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ArcelorMittal and Borusan hot strip mill venture in Turkey

October 23, 2007

Don’t miss the announcement about the ArcelorMittal and Borusan venture in Turkey.  I am not surprised ArcelorMittal had something bigger planned in Turkey since they didn’t get what they wanted with Erdemir.

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