China: Steel billet imports fall by 31%, y-o-y, in CY’21

  • China’s steel billet imports in CY’21 fell to 11.97 mn t from 17.35 mn t in CY’20, a fall of 31.02% y-o-y, as per data recently released by customs.
  • Steel production curbs, preference for domestic billets and weak demand ensured that billet imports remained subdued.
  • Imports fell sharply by 46.63% m-o-m in Dec’21 to 0.92 mn t compared with 1.73 mn t in Nov.

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