Record CIS pig iron tons push US imports to decade high

摘要

Russia and Ukraine supplied pigiron to the US at a record clip during the firsthalf as total US pig iron imports soared to theirhighest levels in 11 years.US pig iron imports of 1.55 million mt fromRussia and 909,744 mt from Ukraine were thehighest half-year volumes on record from thetwo countries as they pushed their marketshare of the US imported pig iron market to53% and 31%, respectively.