Driven by stable growth in industrial production and consumer markets, China's import volume of bulk commodities increased by 5 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters.

海关总署10月14日数据显示，2024年9月中国出口钢材1015.3万吨，较上月增加65.8万吨，环比增长6.9%；1-9月累计出口钢材8071.1万吨，同比增长21.2%。

AISI: Steel Imports Down 2.2% in August vs. July.

India's finished steel imports from China hit 7-year high, data shows

In August, China's nickel ore imports increased by 41.5% month-on-month and ferronickel imports decreased by 42.6% year-on-year

Chinese manganese ore imported in August 2024

Steel imports surge 26.5% during May-July

Japan imports 31415.413 tons of ferrosilicon (Si>55%) in July 2024.