Japan imported 632.38 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%) in December, 2019.

Chinese Steel Exports in 2019 dip to 5 Year Low.

For the month of November, 2019, steel production was 1856.9 thousand tons in Hunan Province.

Guangdong iron ore production up 77.85% in November.

Adjusted year-to-date production through January 11, 2020 was 3,008,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 82.1 percent.

China imported 1.069 billion tons of iron ore.

AISI: Steel Imports Down 17% Year-to-Date through November.

Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 1,541,000 net tons (NT) of steel in November 2019.