According to the European steel association EUROFER, in December last year European Union (EU-27) flat steel exports reached 1.474 million mt, up 33.03 percent year on year, while EU-27 long steel exports amounted to 964,000 mt, up 24.06 percent year on year. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel exports in December totaled 2.43 million mt, down 4.09 percent month on month and increasing by 29.33 percent year on year.
EU-27 steel exports, December 2011 | |||
Volume (mt) | M-o-m variation (%) | Y-o-y variation (%) | |
Flat rolled | 1,474,000 | +3.94 | +33.03 |
Long products | 964,000 | -14.31 | +24.06 |
TOTAL | 2,438,000 | -4.09 | +29.33 |
In addition, last year total EU-27 steel exports amounted to 25.497 million mt, increasing by 2.1 percent compared to 2010.
EU-27 steel exports, January-December 2011 | ||
Volume (mt) | Y-o-y variation (%) | |
Flat rolled | 14,653,000 | -1.97 |
Long products | 10,844,000 | +8.18 |
TOTAL | 25,497,000 | +2.1 |