According to the European steel association EUROFER, in September this year EU-27 flat steel exports reached 1.411 million mt, while long steel exports amounted to 929,000 mt. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel exports in September totaled 2.34 million mt, up 22 percent month on month and increasing by 7.63 percent year on year.
EU-27 steel exports, September 2011 | |||
Volume (,000 mt) | M-o-m variation (%) | Y-o-y variation (%) | |
Flat rolled | 1,411 | +18.27 | +1.95 |
Long products | 929 | +28.13 | +17.59 |
TOTAL | 2,340 | +22 | +7.63 |
In addition, in the first nine months of the current year total EU-27 steel exports amounted to 18.634 million mt, decreasing by 3.93 percent compared to the same period of 2010.
EU-27 steel exports, January-September 2011 | ||
Volume (,000 mt) | Y-o-y variation (%) | |
Flat rolled | 10,850 | -7.96 |
Long products | 7,785 | +2.32 |
TOTAL | 18,634 | -3.93 |