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US long steel products imports rise 3% in August

September 18, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports rose 3% from 327,000 short tons in July to 337,000 tons in August. Licenses show wire rod imports rising significantly in August from Turkey, Vietnam, Germany and South Korea. This was offset by lower rebar import licenses from Italy and Spain (and despite higher rebar […]

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US flat steel products imports fall 17% in August

September 6, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US flat steel products imports fell 17% from 853,000 short tons in July to 711,000 tons in August. Out of our four main flat products categories, hot rolled imports fell by the largest volume, with significantly lower imports from Japan, Turkey and South Korea. Cold rolled imports fell mainly from […]

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July world crude steel production 154.6M tonnes

September 4, 2018

Worldsteel published July’s world crude steel production on August 27th. World steel output was 154.6 million metric tonnes, 5.8% higher than in July 2017. Crude steel production in the first seven months of 2018 was 5.1% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 53% of world output in July with production […]

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Steep rise in rebar licenses signals 84% increase in July long steel products imports

August 20, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long steel products imports are expected to rise 84% from 190,000 short tons in June to 350,000 tons in July. This is following a 223% rise in rebar import licenses in July, due mainly to higher licenses from Italy and Spain. In addition, parallel flange sections licenses rose 270% […]

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June world crude steel production 151.4M tonnes

July 26, 2018

Worldsteel published June’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 151.4 million metric tonnes, 5.8% higher than in June 2017. Crude steel production in the first six months of 2018 was 4.7% higher than in the same period last year. China accounted for 53% of world output in June with production of […]

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US long products imports down 51% in June

July 23, 2018

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports fell 51% from 432,000 short tons in May to 211,000 tons in June. Licenses show imports down for every product category, with the largest volumes down for rebar and wire rod. Rebar import licenses were down significantly from Turkey, Italy, and Portugal while wire rod import […]

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