According to the European steel association EUROFER, in January this year European Union (EU-27) flat steel exports totaled 1.294 million mt, while long steel exports amounted to 728,000 mt. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel exports in January totaled 2.022 million mt, down 18.36 percent month on month and increasing by 18.94 percent year on year.
EU-27 steel exports, January 2012 |
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Volume (mt) |
M-o-m variation (%) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
1,294,000 |
-14.53 |
+20.59 |
Long products |
728,000 |
-24.4 |
+16.1 |
TOTAL |
2,022,000 |
-18.36 |
+18.94 |