This was a 9.8% increase from the 2,262,000 permit tons recorded in December and a 12.7% increase from the December final imports total of 2,203,000.

Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,186,000 net tons (NT) of steel in December 2022.

Coal output up 11.7% in 2022 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia.

Industrial power consumption up 1.6% in 2022 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia.

Power generation up 12.3% in 2022 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia.

In the week ending on February 18, 2023, domestic raw steel production was 1,654,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 74.0 percent.

Ferroalloy output down 12.4% in 2022 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia.

A comparison of shipments for the full year 2022 to full year 2021 shows the following changes: corrosion-resistant sheet and strip down 8 percent, hot rolled sheet down 10 percent and cold rolled sheet down 15 percent.