Vietnam - 24.7 million tonnes, up 5.8% YoY

 

Thailand - 17.1 million tonnes, up 4.9% YoY

 

Indonesia - 16 million tonnes, up 6.0% YoY

 

The Philippines – 9 million tonnes, up by 6% YoY

 

Malaysia – 6.1 million tonnes, up 7% YoY

 

Singapore – 2 million tonnes, up 25% YoY

 

Last year, the steel market in the ASEAN region was adapting to the new pandemic situation with the supply chain moving from global to more regional. As a result, in 2020 steel production in the ASEAN region went up by 3.7% to 46.3 million tonnes to support the short fall in imports due to logistics constraints. Net imports fell by 31.9% or as much as 11.4 million tonnes in 2021 to 24.3 million tonnes. This shift to local steel products was mainly seen in the longs segment, while a large part of demand for flats was still served by imports. Moreover, in early 2021 imports of flat steel products from China to the ASEAN region posted a sharp rise, offsetting declines of shipments of other products. For instance, in the first quarter of 2021, HRC imports from China totalled 1.64 million tonnes, up by 208% YoY.

 

source：SteelGuru Business News