The American Institute of Chunge and began to report that the United States was imported a total of 2.475 million tons of steel in July, including 1.956 million tons of pure finished rental, which is 0.6 and 0.9 percent, respectively, higher than June according to the final data.
In total, since the beginning of the year, imports became 18.207 million tons, which is 11 percent lower against 2012. In 2013, it is planned to import steel in the amount of 31.2 million tons, which is 7 percent lower compared to 2012. The share of imports on the market, according to estimates, is 22 percent in July and 23 percent of the beginning of the year.
The key positions of finished steel products with a significant increase in imports in July 2013 are katanka (up to 52 percent), hot -rolled rods (up to 23 percent) and hot -rolled sheets (up to 19 percent) compared to June.
The United States increased the import of finished rental in July
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Azovpromstal® 27 August 2013 г. 15:05 |