Links to previous press releases are below.
Brazilian Steel Exports
Brazil exported 3.4 Mt of steel in 1q22, 0.8 Mt above the same three months last year, according to official data. However, shipments in March recorded a slight decline year-on-year by 0.1 Mt to 1.3 Mt.
Chinese Industrial Firm Profits
In the period from January to March Chinese industrial profits rose 8.5% year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Increases in commodity prices led mining industry profits to rise...
Read MoreThailand’s crude imports reach three-month high
Thailand’s crude oil imports increased by 143K b/d m-o-m to 1.11M b/d in March, rising for the second consecutive month to the highest level since December, customs data showed. Arrivals from the Middle...
Read MoreEneos restarts operations at Sendai and Chiba refineries
Eneos restarted operations at its 145K b/d Sendai and 129K b/d Chiba refineries on 25 and 24 April respectively, after the facilities were forced offline following an earthquake on 16 March, according...
Read MoreUS Steel Imports Increase
The US imported 2.8 Mt of steel in March, up 0.7 Mt both month-on-month and year-on-year, official data show. The 1q22 was 1.7 Mt above the same period last year at 7.7 Mt, with shipments from the EU...
Read MoreOperations at CPC crude export terminal return to full capacity
Operations at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC) crude oil export terminal in the Black Sea have now returned to full capacity after a storm damaged two of the three single point moorings at the...
Read MoreVietnam Coal
Vietnam imported 2.6 Mt of coal in March, down 1.3 Mt from the same month last year, according to McCloskey. The decline followed a sharp drop in shipments from Indonesia, by 0.9 Mt to 1.0 Mt, despite...
Read MoreWorld Crude Steel Production Falls
World crude steel production fell 5.8% year-on-year to 161.0 Mt in March 2022, with the 1q22 6.8% below the same period last year at 456.6 Mt, according to the World Steel Association.
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