South Korea: Flat steel exports up 13% to 2.02 mn t in Dec’21

Flat steel exports by South Korean mills in Dec’21 stood at 2.02 mn t, up 13% as against 1.78 mn t a month ago.

• HRC/plates and CRC export volumes stood at 0.76 mn t (up 23%, m-o-m) and 0.30 mn t (up 18%, m-o-m), respectively, in Dec.
• China, Japan and the USA were largest importers of flats with 0.25 mn t, 0.23 mn t and 0.20 mn t, respectively, in Dec.