BIZCHINA> China Steel
China’s March steel exports total 1.67 million tons
(CMIC)
Updated: 2009-05-22 16:58

Related publication:

China’s March steel exports total 1.67 million tons


China exported 1.67 million tons of steel products in March, up 120,000 tons from February and down 59.76 percent from a year earlier. Total exports in the first three months stood at 5.14 million tons, down 54.8 percent. In March, the country imported 1.27 million tons of steel products, up 16.51 percent from February and down 15.33 percent year-on-year, bringing the 3-month imports to 3.23 million tons, down 22.5 percent. Net steel product exports in March stood at 400,000 tons, down 14.89 percent and 2.25 million tons, or 84.91 percent, respectively. China did not export a single ton of billet while importing 460,000 tons of billet, bringing total imports to 900,000 tons, up 17 times. It exported 50,000 tons of coke in March and 150,000 tons in the first three months, down 94.88 percent...

 

The full text is available in the May Issue ofChina Steel. Please visitpublications for more subscription details.


(For more biz stories, please visit Industries)