EU exports rise in January-August period

EU exports rise in January-August period

European Union (EU) increased its flat product exports by 21% in the first eight months of 2003 to around 8.8 million tons. In January-August period, imports of flat products amounted to 7.8 million tons. Exports of hot rolled coil in the January-August period totalled to 2 million tons with a 28% increase when compared to same period last year. Cold rolled coil exports grew up by 12% to 1.6 million tons in the aforementioned period. Furthermore, tin product exports reached to 1.6 million tons with a 29% increase while coated products rose by 25% to 2.2 million tons.