The U.S. imported a total of 2,292,000 net tons (NT) of steel in March 2021.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 169.2 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2021, a 15.2% increase compared to March 2020.

US imports of 55-80% Si ferrosilicon were 15,737.2 mt in the first two months of 2021 and 7,309.2 mt in February 2021.

Imports of less than 99% silicon metal were 3,060.9 mt in the first two months of 2021 and 1,346.1 mt in February 2021.

US imports of 99-99.99% silicon metal were 14,123.2 mt in the first two months of 2021 and were 5,221.1 mt in February 2021.

Adjusted year-to-date production through April 3, 2021 was 23,172,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 77.0 percent.

In February, the import of ferrochrome from Kazakhstan increased by 2.5 times on a month on month basis and nearly 1.1 times on a year-on-year basis.

From January to February, the import of chrome ore decreased significantly, while that of South Africa decreased significantly.