News Room - Steel Industry

Posted on 29 Aug 2007

Chinese billet and slab export during January to June 2007

Despite 10% export tax on billet and slab export, China has exported 0.752 million tonnes in the month of June 2007 and the total export during January to June 2007 has been 4.369 million tonnes.

During the first half of 2006, South Korea with 0.953 million tonnes accounted for 21.8% share and along with Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia accounted for almost 75% of the total export volumes.

China billet and slab export to different countries during January to June 2007

Country Jun'07 Jan-Jun'07 Share

Unit: tonnes

Country	Jun'07	Jan-Jun'07	Share
Total	752,642	4,369,872
South Korea	219,958	953,163	21.8%
Vietnam	118,761	774,361	17.7%
Taiwan	57,975	618,111	14.1%
Thailand	19,122	485,803	11.1%
Indonesia	55,444	413,825	9.5%
Saudi Arabia	58,928	251,205	5.7%
Malaysia	42,723	179,091	4.1%
Hong Kong	34,846	118,298	2.7%
Philippines	19,728	116,849	2.7%
UAE	49,895	104,496	2.4%
Kuwait	24,955	93,724	2.1%
Iran	45,204	88,854	2.0%
Italy	1	40,533	0.9%
Jordan	0	24,737	0.6%
Oman	0	24,585	0.6%
Turkey	0	20,524	0.5%
Sri Lanka	0	20,446	0.5%
Burma	0	11,917	0.3%
US	0	11,070	0.3%
Japan	5,004	10,810	0.2%
Others	100	7,470	0.2%

Billets and slabs referred to in the above table includes

1. Common carbon billets and slabs

2. High carbon billets and slabs

3. Stainless steel billets and slabs

4. Alloyed forging billets and slabs

5. Other alloyed billets and slabs