2012 countries economy recession, especially large items. Review of 2012 steel market may be due to the world economic crisis, the steel market swooned.
The us department of commerce released data show that in November 2012 the United States steel imports for 2.413 million tons, up 25.4% increase, link increased by 2.0%, and for the first time in seven months growth.
Points breed look, November long wood, steel pipe, wire rod, hot-rolled plate roll and medium thickness plate imports link are dropped, the steel pipe and hot rolled plate roll is opposite bigger, by 14.7% and 13.1% respectively; Semi-finished materials, flat materials, deformed steel bar, cold rolled sheet and galvanized sheet imports all appear growth, the growth of deformed steel bar is the largest, is 59.8%. Compared with the same period last year, in addition to the plate and hot rolled plate roll outside, other main products are steel imports up is a growing trend of deformed steel bar was growing by 163.2%, galvanized sheet and cold rolled sheet were 67.0% and 62.8.
From the import country and regions see, November from North America, the European Union, Japan, South Korea and Ukrainian import link all appear different amplitude down which from Ukraine's imports the greatest drop by 94.8%; From Russia, South America, China and Turkey are import link is a growing trend of imports from Russia's growing by 117.3%, followed by Turkey, an increase of 55.3%. Compared with the same period last year, in addition to the Ukraine, from other countries and areas of the year-on-year growth in imports, including all appear from Turkey and Russia's imports rise up to 352.0% and 204.2% respectively. In November the United States imports from China steel 119900 tons, link increase 9.8%, an increase of 73.3%.
The latest import license shows that by on December 26, 2012, 11 months the United States steel import license number for 2.023 million tons, lower than the same period in November 2012, the United States is expected to numerical December steel imports link may be declined.