Steel Products Prices North America
November 16, 2020
Regional Imports Through September: Cold Rolled Coil
Written by Peter Wright
National level import reports do a good job of measuring the overall market pressure caused by the imports of individual products. The downside is that there are huge regional differences. This report examines cold rolled coil imports by region through September 2020.
In September year to date, cold rolled imports were down by 13.8 percent at the national level, but on a regional basis ranged from a 66 percent decline in the North Atlantic ports to a 1.0 percent decline in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes receives by far the most tonnage and accounts for 44 percent of the national total. Tonnage into the South Atlantic and North Pacific is minimal.
