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US flat products imports drop 17% in August

September 7, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports fell 17% from 1,076,000 short tons in July to 890,000 tons in August. Flat products imports in August 2015 were 1,096,000 tons and in August 2014 they were 1,147,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first eight months of 2016 were 27% lower than in […]

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July world crude steel production 133.7M tonnes

August 30, 2016

Worldsteel published July’s world crude steel production on August 22nd. World crude steel output was 133.7 million metric tonnes, 1.4% higher than in July 2015. World crude steel production in the first seven months of 2016 was 1.1% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 50% of world output in July […]

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US long products imports rise 10% in July

August 25, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 10% from 492,000 short tons in June to 542,000 tons in July. Long products imports in July 2015 were 408,000 tons and in July 2014 they were 314,000 tons. Longs imports for the first seven months of 2016 were 4% higher than in the same […]

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US flat products imports rise 21% in July

August 13, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US flat products imports rose 21% from 898,000 short tons in June to 1,082,000 tons in July. Flat products imports in July 2015 were 1,192,000 tons and in July 2014 they were 1,359,000 tons. Imports of flat products for the first seven months of 2016 were 26% lower than in […]

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June world crude steel production 135.7M tonnes

July 20, 2016

Worldsteel published June’s world crude steel production today. World crude steel output was 135.7 million metric tonnes, essentially the same as in June 2015. World crude steel production for the first six months of 2016 was 1.6% lower than in the same period last year. China accounted for 51% of world production in June with […]

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US long products imports increase 11% in June

July 18, 2016

Based on reported import licenses, US long products imports rose 11% from 435,000 short tons in May to 484,000 tons in June. Long products imports in June 2015 were 359,000 tons and in June 2014 they were 381,000 tons. Longs imports for the first six months of 2016 were 1% lower than in the same […]

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