In the January-August period this year, Italy's steel exports to non-European Union (EU) countries totaled 3.546 million metric tons, down by 9.2 percent, while its steel imports from non-EU sources totaled 4.868 million metric tons, up 17.7 percent, both year on year, as announced by the Italian steel producers association Federacciai.
In particular, in the January-August period of the current year, Italy's flat steel product imports from non-EU countries increased by 34.9 percent, its flat steel product exports to non-EU destinations decreased by 20 percent, while long steel product exports to these countries rose by 5.2 percent, all year on year.
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http://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/italys-flat-steel-imports-from-non_eu-countries-up-35-in-jan_aug-789656.htm
