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| China's July Steel Exports Total 7.24M Tons |
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Shipments To Mideast, EU Way Up From Month Ago China's exports of steel mill products except ferroalloys, cast iron and secondary products totaled 7,249,000 tons in July 2008, up 43.7% or 2,204,000 tons from a month ago (up 9.1% from a year ago), when shipments to the Middle East and the EU increased considerably from a month ago, according to a survey by the Japan Iron & Steel Federation. The survey is based on announced data from China's General Administration of Customs. The findings of the survey follow. <>In the breakdown by main destinations, the Middle East accounted for 1,030,000 tons, up by a factor of 2.0 from a month ago; the EU27 nations 1,160,000 tons, up 77.3%; the USA 506,000 tons, up 58.1%; Oceania 75,000 tons, up 1.5%; and other areas such as Latin America and Africa 1,150,000 tons, up 75.0%. <>In East Asia, South Korea took 1,686,000 tons, up 26.4% from a month ago; Taiwan 174,000 tons, up 17.7%; and Japan a flat 96,000 tons. <>In the breakdown by main items, steel ingots/semis made up 235,000 tons, up by a factor of 10.7 from a month ago; bars 1,108,000 tons, up 45.6%; wire rods 696,000 tons, up 14.3%; heavy and medium plates 680,000 tons, up 52.5%; HR coils 991,000 tons, up 76.3%; CR sheets 407,000 tons, up 48.5%; galvanized sheets 316,000 tons, up 21.1%; tinplate 37,000 tons, up 37.0%; tubular products 992,000 tons, up 47.2%; and alloyed steel products 620,000 tons, up 36.3%. |
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