Brazilian flat steel import volumes nearly doubled year-on-year in 2017, mostly because of increased shipment volumes of heavy plate, cold-rolled coil (CRC) and hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG).
Imports reached a total of 1.31 million tonnes, against 665,386 tonnes in 2016, according to figures released by the country's foreign trade ministry, MDIC, on Thursday January 4.China was...