South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 92,803 mt in January this year, decreasing by 25.4 percent compared to December and down 30.3 percent from January 2015, according to the customs and excise data released by the South African Iron and Steel Institute (SAISI).
Of South Africa's total primary carbon and alloy steel product imports in the first month of this year, 63,000 mt consisted of flat steel products, down 32.7 percent year on year.