South Africa's primary carbon and alloy steel product imports (excluding semi-finished steel, stainless steel and drawn wire) amounted to 112,354 mt in April this year, increasing by 20.1 percent compared to March and up 11 percent from April 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 four months of this year amounted to 419,500 mt, decreasing by 24.8 percent from 558,129 mt in the corresponding period of 2015.
Of South Africa's total primary carbon and alloy steel product imports in April this year, 84,800 mt consisted of flat steel products, up 5.7 percent year on year.