Tag: import market share rises to 21%
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 2,446,000 net tons (NT) of steel in March, including 1,850,000 NT of finished steel (up 33 percent and 29 percent, respectively, from February final data).
Annualized total and finished steel imports in 2011 would be 25.6 and 20.0 million NT, respectively, up 7 percent and 6 percent vs. 2010. Finished steel import market share in the first quarter was an estimated 20 percent and rose to 21 percent in March, the same level as it was for full year 2010. May 3, 2011