China’s steel bar imports rise by 14.4 percent in Q1

In March this year, China’s steel bar imports amounted to 130,000 mt, up 30,000 mt month on month and increasing by 14.7 percent year on year, while the steel bar import volume in the January-March period totaled 310,000 mt, up 14.4 percent year on year, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities.