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SSINA Reports Continued Surges in Electrical Steel Imports
May 14, 2012 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America is expressing concern about surging imports of grain-oriented electrical steel, which is showing the potential for significant import increases for both value and quantity, based on year-to-date imports through March 2012.
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Finished Steel Imports Up 11% in April
May 3, 2012 - Total steel import permit applications reached 3,074,000 net tons for the month of April, a 5% decrease from the 3,248,000 permit tons recorded in March according to the latest report from AISI. Import tonnage for finished steel was up 11% over the same period.
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Preliminary Steel Imports Up 7% in March
Apr. 26, 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,899,000 net tons of steel in March, up 7% from February final data according to the latest report AISI. Finished steel imports were up 4% through the same period.
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SSINA Releases Market Data for January 2012
Apr. 19, 2012 - Imports of total stainless steel in YTD January 2012 were 70,107 tons, a 4.7% increase compared to a year ago, according to recently released statistical data from the Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA).
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Finished Steel Imports up 13% in March
Apr. 5, 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 3,144,000 net tons of steel in March, up 22% from February final data, according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were up 21% over the same period.
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Preliminary Steel Imports Decline 5% in February
Mar. 28, 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,689,000 net tons of steel in February, down 5% from January final data, according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were down 7% through the same period.
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Stainless Imports up 18% Through YTD December 2011
Mar. 15, 2012 - Imports of total stainless steel in YTD December 2011 totaled 782,838 tons, an 18.1% increase compared to YTD December 2010, according to data from the Specialty Steel Industry of North America. Imports of total specialty steel increased 19.8% in YTD December 2011, to 1,008,750 tons, compared to the same period a year ago.
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YTD Finished Steel Imports up 29% through February
Mar. 8, 2012 - Total steel import permit applications reached 2,549,000 net tons for February 2012, a 10% decrease from 2,826,000 permit tons recorded in January according to the most recent report from AISI. Through the first two months of 2012, finished steel imports were 4.1 million net tons, up 29% vs. the same period last year.
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Finished Steel Imports Climb 31% in January
Feb. 23, 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,546,000 net tons of steel in January, up 23% from December final data, according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were up 31% over the same period.
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Stainless Imports up 22% Through YTD November 2011
Feb. 20, 2012 - Total stainless imports reached 728,648 tons through YTD November 2011, a 21.8% increase compared to YTD November 2010 according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty steel imports (comprising stainless steel, alloy tool steel and electrical steel) reached 937,322 tons through the same period, a 22.8% increase.
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