Steel Imports into U.S. Surge
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For some domestic steel buyers, it is now
cheaper to purchase steel from China than from Pittsburgh.The reason: a
near-record spread between the prices for almost all kinds of steel in the U.S.
and steel prices everywhere else. The widening spread, attributed to global
oversupply and strong demand from car makers, has sparked a surge of imports,
which are expected to reach 3.2 million tons in January, up 23% from 2.6 million
tons in the same month a year earlier.
美國(guó)鋼材進(jìn)口激增
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對(duì)美國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)一些鋼材進(jìn)口商而言，現(xiàn)在從中國(guó)購(gòu)買鋼材要比從匹茲堡購(gòu)買更便宜。原因在于：各種鋼材在美國(guó)和其他任何市場(chǎng)的差價(jià)都接近紀(jì)錄高位。全球供應(yīng)過剩和汽車生產(chǎn)商需求強(qiáng)勁造成鋼材差價(jià)擴(kuò)大，刺激了美國(guó)的鋼材進(jìn)口，預(yù)計(jì)1月份美國(guó)鋼材進(jìn)口量將達(dá)到320萬噸，較上年同期的260萬噸增加23%。