Of the 4.64 million tonnes of total steel exports, Vietnam and China bought 1.4 million tonnes and 1.3 million tonnes of steel respectively.

According to data released by AISI, in the week ending on August 29, 2020, US domestic raw steel production was 1,383,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 61.7 percent.

U.S. imported a total of 2,690,000 net tons (NT) of steel in July 2020.

Japan's imports of ferrosilicon (>55%) saw a year-on-year decrease of 48.24% in July 2020.

Japan's imports of ferrosilicon (>55%) show a year-on-year decrease of 20.39% in Jan-Jul 2020.

Japan’s ferrosilicon (≤55%) imports down 20.39% YoY in Jan-Jul.

Japan’s ferrosilicon (≤55%) imports down 20.895% YoY in July.

China's steel sector registered notable output growth in July as the country's economic recovery consolidates, industry data showed.