Brazil, the world’s second-largest Pig iron exporter, has exported 0.18 MnT Pig iron in May’17 according to trade statistics released by Brazilian customs.
The exports have registered a growth of 20% M-o-M in May’17 against 0.15 MnT in Apr’17.
Although, on Y-o-Y in May’17 exports remain in same proportion against 0.18 MnT in May’16.
In the first 5 months of 2017, the country exported 0.89 MnT Pig iron, up by 3.5% as compared to 0.86 MnT in the same time period last this year.
Country wise exports:
During May’17, the largest importer of Brazilian Pig iron was United States (0.08 MnT), inline is Netherland (0.06 MnT), Taiwan (0.02 MnT) & Argentina (0.01 MnT).
Brazil’s country-wise Pig iron exports
| Unload Country | May’17 | May’16 | Apr’17 | Total exports Jan’17-May ’17 |
| United States | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.36 |
| Netherland | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.16 | |
| Italy | – | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.12 |
| Taiwan | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.11 | |
| Argentina | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Peru | – | – | – | 0.03 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Ecuador | 0.01 | – | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Turkey | – | – | – | 0.01 |
| Spain | – | – | – | 0.01 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.01 |
| Grand Total | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.89 |
Export Quantity in MnT
Source: Brazilian Customs
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