According to the European steel association EUROFER, in the month of February this year European Union (EU) flat steel imports totaled 910,000 mt, while long steel imports amounted to 256,000 mt. Accordingly, overall EU steel imports in February totaled 1.166 million mt, up 7.07 percent month on month and down 31.08 percent compared to the same month in 2011.
EU steel imports, February 2012 | |||
Volume (x 1,000 mt) | M-o-m variation (%) | Y-o-y variation (%) | |
Flat rolled | 910 | +7.05 | -36.4 |
Long products | 256 | +7.56 | -1.91 |
TOTAL | 1,166 | +7.,07 | -31.08 |
In the first two months of the current year, steel imports into the European Union were as follows:
EU steel imports, Jan-Feb 2012 | ||
Volume (x 1,000 mt) | Y-o-y variation (%) | |
Flat rolled | 1,760 | -37.89 |
Long products | 494 | -2.94 |
TOTAL | 2,255 | -32.54 |