The US imported 101,019 metric tons of plates in coil in August 2026, up 66.6% from July and 49.6% from a year earlier. The figures come from preliminary census data released by the US Department of Commerce.
The value of imports reached $70.6 million, compared with $42.6 million in July and $45.3 million in August 2025. Turkey was the largest supplier, shipping 24,487 metric tons. Imports from Turkey were 10,086 metric tons in July and zero in August 2025.
Other leading suppliers were South Korea, with 23,276 metric tons, Vietnam with 14,840 metric tons, the Netherlands with 11,642 metric tons and Canada with 8,501 metric tons.
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