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Jan
19:58
US imports slip in December, 2017
US steel imports appear to have dropped precipitously in December, Kallanish learns from the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Total December import applications fell -10.5% from November to 2.473 million short tons. About 1.854m st of that total was finished steel, down -14.6% from November.
Large country-of-origin South Korea saw a -16% month-on-month drop in imports, as did Japan (-25%) and Germany (-41%).
Year-to-date imports in December were 38.149m …
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Very good overview of the weekly steel market.
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