According to statistics of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the US’s steel imports totaled 2.659 million short tons in November, up by 2% from a month ago.
Among them, 1.988 million short tons were steel products, falling by 6% month on month.
To specify products, the imports of rebar surged by 60%; those of steel sheets and strips increased by 43%; those of cold rolled sheets and coils jumped by 28%, all compared to those in a month ago.
It’s predicted that the US’s steel imports would rise by 18% year on year to 33.80 million short tons in the full 2012, including 26.20 million short tons of steel products, increasing by 20% year on year.
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http://www.yieh.com/2.2.01.01stainlesssteelnews.aspx?no=62314&division=A2
