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US flat products imports -9% on December 2018 and -23% on full-year 2018

January 9, 2020

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 9% from 656,000 short tons in December 2018 to 595,000 tons in December 2019. Lower cold roll imports from Vietnam, hot roll imports from Mexico, and hot dip galvanized imports from Vietnam all contributed to the December-on-December decline. Flat products imports declined 23% from 9,945,000 […]

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US long products imports down 27% on November 2018

December 19, 2019

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 27% year-on-year from 247,000 short tons in November 2018 to 180,000 tons in November this year. The decline was mainly due to lower wire rod imports from Germany, South Korea, Canada and Greece. Based on January to October imports and November import licenses, long products […]

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US flat products imports down 32% on November 2018

December 11, 2019

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 32% from 766,000 short tons in November 2018 to 524,000 tons in November this year. The decline was mainly due to lower hot rolled imports from Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Canada.  Hot dip galvanized imports also fell significantly from Mexico, South Korea, and Vietnam. […]

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October world crude steel production falls 2.8% to 151.5M tonnes

November 26, 2019

Worldsteel published October world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 151.5 million metric tonnes, 2.8% lower than in October 2018. China accounted for 54% of world production in October with output of 81.5 million tonnes, 0.6% lower than in October 2018. Asian production outside of China fell 3.4% on last October due […]

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US long products imports rise 3% on October 2018

November 19, 2019

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports increased 3% year-on-year from 198,000 short tons in October 2018 to 203,000 tons in October this year. The increase was mainly due to higher parallel flange sections imports from Mexico, South Korea, and Luxembourg. However, lower rebar and wire rod imports offset the October-on-October rise from […]

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US flat steel products imports down 30% on October 2018

November 6, 2019

Based on reported imports licenses, US flat products imports fell 30% year-on-year from 893,000 short tons in October 2018 to 625,000 tons in October this year. The decline was mainly due to lower hot rolled imports, with HR volumes falling from South Korea, Mexico, Japan, Canada and the Netherlands. Imports were lower for all flat […]

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