South Korea's Stainless Steel Hot-rolled Coil Exports to A Record High of 45 Months

    In September, South Korea's stainless steel hot-rolled coil exports increased by 10.8% to 70,384 tons, the highest since 45 months.

    In September, South Korea's stainless steel hot-rolled coil exports the main destination is the Asian region. Among them, the export of hot rolled coil to the Chinese mainland reached 19,262 tons, an increase of 44.7% over August, while China's total exports to Taiwan reached 5124 tons, up 706% over the previous month.

    It is reported that since 2015, South Korea's stainless steel hot-rolled coil exports to mainland China continued to grow, the average monthly export volume reached 9042 tons, 2016 annual average exports increased to 10,971 tons in 2017 to 12615 tons.

    In September, South Korea's stainless steel hot-rolled coil exports to Southeast Asia and Europe, the number of about 25,000 tons and 15,000 tons respectively. At the same time, South Korea's Latin American stainless steel hot-rolled coil exports fell to normal levels, from 4364 tons in August fell to 611 tons in September.