According to INDA, Brazil's institute of steel distributors, their partners sold 317,700 metric tons (mt) of steel products in June, up from 341,300 mt in May.
In the same comparison, INDA-affiliated distributors' purchases fell 4.9 percent to 323,800 mt, while inventories rose 0.5 percent to 1.162 million mt. This equates to 3.7 months of consumption, significantly higher than the industry's 2.8-month comfort rate, INDA said.
Imports in June rose 97.9 percent to 239,100 tons, including plate steel products, HRC, CRC, galvanized steel, HDG, pre-painted steel and galvanized steel products. The sharp increase was driven primarily by imports of plates from Austria, which includes steel grades not produced in Brazil and destined for oil pipeline production.
Compared with June 2025, June 2026 sales increased 1.2 percent, purchases rose 4.4 percent, and imports fell 35.6 percent.
INDA expects purchases and sales to increase 2 percent from June to July.
INDA President Carlos Loureiro said the market remains confident that Chinese HRC imports will face anti-dumping measures, as has already happened with CRC and coated flat products. He noted that authorities have delayed the announcement, which is now expected in August, with the final deadline remaining December 2026. Loureiro added that the price gap between Chinese materials and products of other origins is significant, and dumping prices have already been confirmed.
Luis Compagnoni EditorI am a retired mechanical engineer, involved in the steel industry in Latin America, from iron ore to finished products, for the last 20 years. years.
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