According to the European steel association EUROFER, in the month of January this year European Union (EU-27) flat steel imports reached 843,000 mt, while long steel imports amounted to 238,000 mt. Accordingly, overall EU-27 steel imports in January totaled 1.081 million mt, up 15.39 percent month on month and down 34.57 percent compared to the same month in 2010.
EU-27 steel imports, January 2012 |
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Volume (mt) |
M-o-m variation (%) |
Y-o-y variation (%) |
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Flat rolled |
843,000 |
+18.89 |
-39.91 |
Long products |
238,000 |
+4.84 |
-4.03 |
TOTAL |
1,081,000 |
+15.39 |
-34.57 |