South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 114,932 mt in July this year, increasing by 64.3 percent compared to June and down 17.6 percent from July 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 seven months of this year amounted to 703,617 mt, decreasing by 23.3 percent from 916,866 mt in the corresponding period of 2015.
Of South Africa's total primary carbon and alloy steel product imports in July this year, 87,200 mt consisted of flat steel products, down 31.4 percent year on year.