South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 110,252 mt in August this year, decreasing by 4.1 percent compared to July and up 50 percent from August 2015, according to the customs and excise data released by the South African Iron and Steel Institute (SAISI).
The country's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports during the first eight months of this year amounted to 813,869 mt, decreasing by 17.8 percent from 990,351 mt in the corresponding period of 2015.
Of South Africa's total primary carbon and alloy steel product imports in August this year, 74,400 mt consisted of flat steel products, up 24.6 percent year on year.