According to Yonhap reported in January 17, South Korea Iron and Steel Association released statistics show that in January this year, South Korea's total imports 1.936 million tons of steel, down 0.1% year on year, increased 1.4% month on month. The amount of steel imported from Chinese was 1.171 million tons, account from 60.5% of total imports volume, down 1.3% year on year, a decrease of 0.6% month on month. From the species point of view, steel rebar, galvanized sheet imports increased, plate, hot-rolled steel to reduce imports. Wherein the HRC imported from China reached 319,000 tons, an increase of 0.6% year on year; Steel rebar imported from China was 77,000 tons, an increase of 53.3% year on year.

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