SMU Analysis: Imports of Cut-to-Length Plate by Region

Each month, Steel Market Update produces an import analysis by region for two of the six flat rolled product groups (HRC, CRC, HGD, OMC, CTL plate and coiled plate). This month, we are focusing on plate products. The intent of these regional updates is to bridge the gap between our monthly licensed data summaries and the detailed monthly reports that we produce for premium subscribers that cover import volume by port and source.

In the year to date through July 2018, 53.3 percent of all cut-to-length plate imports came in through the Great Lakes ports. The Gulf was in second place with 15.7 percent and the Rio Grande Valley third with 12.9 percent. The tonnage into the whole Pacific seaboard was minimal and even less into the Atlantic coast ports.