Links to previous press releases are below.
Japanese Crude Steel Exports
Japanese crude steel exports fell by 1.7 Mt year-on-year in 2020 to 32.1 Mt, the lowest annual total since 2001, data from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation show. The fall was driven by declines in...
Read MoreMexico’s crude oil exports rise to eleven-month high
Mexico’s crude oil exports increased by 72K b/d m-o-m and 128K b/d y-o-y to 1.24M b/d in December, rising for the second consecutive month to the highest level since January 2020, according to data...
Read MoreUS Steel Imports in 2020
US steel imports reached 20.0 Mt in 2020, down 5.4 Mt year-on-year and the lowest year in over a decade, data from the US Census Bureau reveal. The annual fall was primarily driven by declines in shipments...
Read MoreChina’s transport ministry lowers Lunar New Year travel forecasts
China’s transport ministry have slashed their forecasted travel volumes across the 40-day Lunar New Year period by 20% y-o-y to around 1.15 billion journeys (or 28.8 million per day), following calls...
Read MoreUS HRB Price Jumps Higher
The US hot-rolled band (HRB) price rose by $46/t in the two weeks to 27 January to $1,143/t, its strongest level since August 2008, according to the latest SteelBenchmarker from World Steel...
Read MoreUS crude oil inventories tumble
US commercial crude oil inventories declined by 9.9M bbls (or 2%) w-o-w to 476.7M bbls during the week ending January 22, falling to the lowest level since the week ending March 27 2020, according to...
Read MoreGlobal Steel Production
Global crude steel production reached 1,829.1 Mt in 2020, down -0.9% on the 2019 total, data from the World Steel Association reveal. There was a sharp divide between growth in China (+5.2% to 1053.0...
Read MoreIndian crude oil imports reach two-year high in December
India’s crude oil imports increased by 380K b/d m-o-m and 420K b/d y-o-y to 4.84M b/d in December, reaching the highest level since October 2018, according to data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis...
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