18
Aug
10:03
Saudi April billet imports plummet following March spike
Saudi Arabian square billet imports plummeted to 1,052 tonnes in April compared to 128,816t in April 2015, according to General Authority for Statistics data monitored by Kallanish.
This dragged Saudi imports of semi-finished products – over 99% of which were square billet – down by -31% on-year in January-April to 357,906t, after the first quarter saw a 6% on-year increase.
China remained Saudi’s main billet supplier in the four months thro…
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