Steel Products Prices North America
January 28, 2016
2015 Foreign Steel Imports Drop 12.7%
Written by John Packard
Foreign steel imports for calendar year 2015 came in at 38,719,343 net tons. This represents a 12.7 percent reduction in tonnage compared to 2014. However, 2015 is still well above the average of imports seen over the past seven years. We saw large reductions in tonnage for semi-finished (mostly slabs), hot rolled, cold rolled, plates (cut length and coils) and OCTG. Coated products were one area where we actually saw a slight increase which is a bit of a surprise considering the corrosion resistant trade suit was the first one filed back in early June 2015.
