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  • China: Steel billet imports fall over 40%, y-o-y, in H1CY’22

    China: Steel billet imports fall over 40%, y-o-y, in H1CY’22

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    Vaibhav Dubey
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    China, the world’s largest steel producer, witnessed a significant decline in imports of steel billet in H1CY’22 (January-June 2022). Import volumes stood at 2.77 million tonnes (mnt) in H1CY22, a 44% y-o-y fall compared to 4.93 mnt in the same period last year, customs data maintained with SteelMint shows. Russia leading exporter Russia emerged as…