Brazil's flats imports expected to drop 50% in 2013

摘要

Brazil's flats distributor group Inda is projecting a 50% reduction in flats imports for the country this year. According to Inda, the imports have already slowed since December. Flats imports declined 28.3% from 110,400 mt in November to 79,100 mt in December. In 2012, the imports reached 1.64 million mt, down from 1.94 million mt in 2011.