South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 127,057 mt in September this year, increasing by 15.2 percent compared to August and up 46.5 percent from September 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 nine months of this year amounted to 940,926 mt, decreasing by 12.6 percent from 1,077,069 mt in the corresponding period of 2015.
Of South Africa's total primary carbon and alloy steel product imports in September this year, 98,600 mt consisted of flat steel products, up 41.9 percent year on year.