HomeSteelLong products IN FIGURES: China’s semi-finished steel imports surge in 2020 China’s billet imports increased by 541% in 2020 from a year earlier while those for slab rose at a higher rate of 668% last year, according to the country’s customs data. The big increases for these semi-finished steel products - which are rerolled into finished steel products - came amid year-long steelmaking restrictions to improve air quality in the country’s production hub of Tangshan. Last year,... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Jessica Zong March 08, 2021 03:40 GMT Shanghai Keywords China customs data steel exports steel imports hot-rolled coil cold-rolled coil rebar wire rod plate Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}