Brazilian slab helps drive US steel imports up in October

摘要

The United States’ steel mill product imports jumped month on month in October due in part to a resurgence in the arrival of slab from Brazil, which offset steep declines in inflows of line pipe, oil country goods, reinforcing bar and cold-rolled sheet products. Shipments from abroad totaled nearly 1.98 million tonnes in October, up by 14.6% from 1.72 million tonnes in September but off by 33.6% from 2.97 million tonnes in October 2018, according to preliminary US Census Bureau data updated on Tuesday November 26.