According to statistics from China Customs,China imported 475,700 tonnes of stainless steel plate in the first eleven months of 2012,a decrement of 188,900 tonnes from the counterpart period of 2011,or down 28.42 percent;the exports in the same period totaled 1.1674 million tonnes,a decrement of 409,500 tonnes or down 25.97 percent;thus,realized net exports of 691,600 tonnes,seeing a y-o-y drop of 24.18 percent.
China's CR stainless steel sheet imports amounted to 192,400 tonnes in the first eleven months of this year,down 103,600 tonnes or 34.99 percent year on year;the exports of the product went down by 35.77 percent or 177,200 tonnes to 318,200 tonnes;net exports came to 125,800 tonnes,down 36.93 percent year on year.
The HR stainless steel medium and wide plate/strip imports in the period aggregated to 126,600 tonnes,down 44,500 tonnes or down 26.02%year on year;the exports decreased to 551,400 tonnes,down 21.54%net exports finalized at 424,800 tonnes,suffering from a year-on-year decrease of 106,900 tonnes or 20.1 percent.
