South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 95,862 mt in October this year, decreasing by 24.6 percent compared to September and down 12.2 percent from October 2015, according to the customs and excise data released by the South African Iron and Steel Institute (SAISI).
The country's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports during the first ten months of this year amounted to 1,036,788 mt, decreasing by 12.6 percent from 1,186,234 mt in the corresponding period of 2015.
Of South Africa's total primary carbon and alloy steel product imports in October this year, 84,900 mt consisted of flat steel products, down 11.1 percent year on year.