Steel News

AIIS: Steel Imports Sag Again in September; Sluggish Economy to Blame

05 November 2013 - Steel imports declined in September compared to August by 4.1% according to preliminary government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

AIIS: U.S. Steel Exports Up in August as Flat International Markets Continue

05 November 2013 - Steel exports increased in August compared to July by 5.5%, and were down compared to August 2012 by 2.1%, according to government data released late due to the partial government shutdown in October and analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

AISI: Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Decrease 4% in September

31 October 2013 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,761,000 tons of steel in September, including 2,117,000 tons of finished steel (each down 4.1% vs. August final data).

Latin America Sees Significant Increase of Finished Steel Imports from China

03 October 2013 - Finished steel exports from China to Latin America reached 3.5 million tons in the January to August 2013 period — 27% more than same period of 2012, the Latin American steel association, Alacero, reports.

AIIS: U.S. Imports Increase in August, Reflecting Improved Market Conditions

30 September 2013 - U.S. steel imports increased in August compared to July by 13.8% according to preliminary government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

AISI: Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Rose 14% in August

25 September 2013 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,870,000 tons of steel in August, including 2,199,000 tons of finished steel (up 13.9% and 9.8%, respectively, vs. July final data). Year-to-date (YTD) total and finished steel imports are 21,123,000 and 16,569,000 tons, respectively, down 9% and 7% vs. 2012.

AIIS: U.S. Exports Inch Up in July

09 September 2013 - U.S. steel exports increased in July by 2.2% over June according to government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Emirates Steel Dispatches First Shipment of Structural Steel to the Americas

05 September 2013 - The first ever 'Made in UAE' shipment of structural steel landed recently in the American and Mexican ports of Huston and Altamira. It represented Emirates Steel's first ever export shipment to the Americas.

AISI: U.S. Steel Import Permits Up 7% in August

04 September 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of August total 2,686,000 tons: a 7% increase from the 2,508,000 permit tons recorded in July and 9% increase from the July preliminary imports total of 2,475,000 tons.

AIIS: Imports Inch Up in July as Market Remains Weak Compared to 2012

27 August 2013 - U.S. steel imports increased in July compared to June by 0.6% according to preliminary data released by the government and analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Increase 1% in July

26 August 2013 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,475,000 tons of steel in July 2013, including 1,956,000 tons of finished steel (up 0.6% and down 0.9%, respectively, vs. June final data).

AISI: Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Increase 1% in July

26 August 2013 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,475,000 tons of steel in July, including 1,956,000 tons of finished steel (up 0.6% and 0.9%, respectively, vs. June final data).

U.S. Steel Exports Sag in June

08 August 2013 - Steel exports declined in June compared to May by 8.5% according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

U.S. Group Says Chinese Are Underselling Seamless Stainless Steel Pipe and Tube

07 August 2013 - The Stainless Steel Tube Trade Advancement Committee (SSTTAC) has completed market research of Chinese trade practices in selling seamless stainless steel pipe and tube in the U.S. market. The data confirms substantial underselling of U.S. producers by Chinese companies.

AISI: U.S. Steel Import Permits Down 6% in July

07 August 2013 - Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of July total 2,476,000 tons.  

Latin America Received 7% of China's Exports of Steel Manufactured Goods in First Half of 2013

07 August 2013 - Indirect trade (exports of manufactured goods with significant steel content) from China to Latin America reached US$ 20,870 million during the first six months of 2013, representing a 7% share of total Chinese exports, a figure in line with that registered during the first half of 2012.

Reuters: U.S. Steelmakers Seek Protection Against European Imports

02 August 2013 - A U.S. steel industry group has asked the government trade representative to intervene to help protect domestic producers from growing imports of steel products from Europe, according to a Reuters report.

Stainless Group Concerned About High Levels of Stainless Bar Imports

31 July 2013 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) is expressing growing concern over the substantial increase in imports of stainless steel bar. 

U.S. Commerce Department Begins Unfair Trade Investigation of OCTG Imports

29 July 2013 - The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has initiated antidumping duty investigations of imports of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from India, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and countervailing duty investigations of imports of OCTG from India and the Republic of Turkey

Alabama State Port Authority to Expand, Build New $36 Million Steel Terminal

25 July 2013 - A new US$36 million steel terminal will be constructed on the north side of the port, officials with the Alabama State Port Authority said early Wednesday, which will expand the port’s ability to handle steel coil at the main docks complex, according to the Mobile Press-Register.