Brazil Steel Exports Statistics - January 2020
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Brazil, the world's second-largest Semi finished exporter, has exported about 941,527 MT Semi finished (Slab & Pig iron) in Jan'20, decline by 2.1% M-o-M, as per custom data maintained by SteelMint.
As per assessment, the recent SteelMint's statistics report showed, the Semi finished (Slab & Pig iron) exports decline by 35% to United States & 57% to China (M-o-M) in Jan'20.
During Jan'20, the most favorable export destination of Brazilian Pig iron was - Peru (44,940 MT), Thailand (41,002 MT) & Mexico (31,117 MT). And for Slab it was United States (367,623 MT), Canada (119,359 MT) & Turkey (52,947 MT).
In CY19, the crude steel production of Brazil was around 31,843,693 MT and in CY18 it was at 34,558,843 MT.
-- Brazil recorded an increase in its monthly iron ore export volumes to 26,786,982 MT in Jan'20, as compared to Dec'19 at 24,674,044 MT.
-- Brazil Ferro Alloy exports are down by 29.7% to 271,235 MT in Jan'20 from 385,929 MT in Dec'19 .
-- In context to Finished steel, the total Flat steel exports stood at 175,526 MT & Long steel at 77,172 MT in Jan'20.
Brazil Export | ||||||
Commodity | Sub Commodity | January'20 | December'19 | % Change M-o-M | January'19 | % Change Y-o-Y |
Iron Ore | Fines/Lumps | 25,445,564 | 22,481,466 | 13.2 | 29,027,667 | -12.3 |
Pellet/Concentrate | 1,341,417 | 2,192,578 | -38.8 | 4,133,006 | -67.5 | |
Total Iron Ore | 26,786,982 | 24,674,044 | 8.6 | 33,160,673 | -19.2 | |
Semi Finish | Slab | 742,760 | 641,079 | 15.9 | 815,503 | -8.9 |
Pig Iron | 198,767 | 320,646 | -38.0 | 316,050 | -37.1 | |
Total Semi Finish | 941,527 | 961,725 | -2.1 | 1,131,553 | -16.8 | |
Ferro Alloy | Manganese Ore | 251,961 | 366,788 | -31.3 | 356,075 | -29.2 |
Ferro Silicon | 13,789 | 12,995 | 6.1 | 7,867 | 75.3 | |
Ferro Silico Manganese | 5,485 | 6,145 | -10.7 | 2,784 | 97.0 | |
Total Ferro Alloy | 271,235 | 385,929 | -29.7 | 366,726 | -26.0 | |
Finish Flat | HRC/Plate | 70,235 | 41,127 | 70.8 | 98,224 | -28.5 |
Pipes and Tubes | 47,217 | 47,648 | -0.9 | 73,600 | -35.8 | |
Galvanised Steel | 46,074 | 33,690 | 36.8 | 107,540 | -57.2 | |
Electrical Steel | 8,779 | 9,352 | -6.1 | 25,628 | -65.7 | |
CRC | 1,829 | 1,476 | 23.9 | 59,272 | -96.9 | |
Others | 1,392 | 1,751 | -20.5 | 1,290 | 7.9 | |
Total Finish Flat | 175,526 | 135,044 | 30.0 | 365,554 | -52.0 | |
Finish Long | Rebar | 66,862 | 71,458 | -6.4 | 116,647 | -42.7 |
Structure | 6,723 | 2,766 | 143.1 | 19,909 | -66.2 | |
Wire Rod | 3,587 | 3,213 | 11.6 | 4,694 | -23.6 | |
Total Finish Long | 77,172 | 77,437 | -0.3 | 141,250 | -45.4 |
Quantity in MT
Source: SteelMint Research