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US steel imports drop sharply in May.

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2020 and 2021.

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U.S. imported a total of 2,773,000 net tons (NT) of steel in April 2020.

In the week ending on May 30, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,206,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 53.8 percent.

In May, the largest finished steel import permit applications for offshore countries were for South Korea.