According to preliminary customs data, South Korea imported 2.04 million mt of billet in 2017. Compared to 2.79 million mt in 2016, imports declined by 27 percent.
South Korea | 2017 | 2016 |
billet imports | million mt | million mt |
Jan | 0.23 | 0.26 |
Feb | 0.13 | 0.24 |
Mar | 0.2 | 0.22 |
Apr | 0.22 | 0.28 |
May | 0.25 | 0.19 |
Jun | 0.24 | 0.28 |
Jul | 0.18 | 0.21 |
Aug | 0.16 | 0.32 |
Sep | 0.12 | 0.22 |
Oct | 0.12 | 0.2 |
Nov | 0.12 | 0.23 |
Dec | 0.07 | 0.14 |
Annual total | 2.04 | 2.79 |