Brazilian imports of flat steel products spike 84.5% on year in 2017

摘要

Brazilian total imports of carbon sheet steel in 2017 jumped 84.5% year on year to 603,889 mt from 327,348 mt in 2016, data from MDIC, the country's foreign trade ministry, showed.Hot-rolled coil imports last year jumped 49.7% to 122,365 mt from 81,738 mt imported a year ago while imports of cold-rolled sheet steel increased 99.9% to 217,950 mt from 108,997 mt a year earlier.