UK steel review slides briefly describe current UK steel demand, steel imports and exports, main trading partners, scrap and semis trade flows and steelmaking competitiveness issues.

1. UK Steel Industry Review January 2008

4. STEEL IMPORTS AND EXPORTS Source: MCI assessments. 4,043 4,015 5,763 5,094 Total steel n/a n/a n/a n/a Other products 403 529 873 692 Hot rolled sections 485 433 251 197 Hot rolled bars in lengths 1,038 767 377 291 Rods and bars in coil 160 82 431 382 Reinforcing 639 586 399 460 Other coated 183 217 1,655 1,529 Galvanised 329 417 464 456 Cold rolled 543 570 629 521 HR plate lengths 263 414 683 566 HR coil and sheet lengths 2007 2006 2007 2006 Exports Imports 000s tonnes

6. SCRAP AND SEMIS TRADE FLOWS Source: MCI estimates. Other semis are steel billets and slabs with >0.25% carbon content. 36 224 257 212 Other semis 2,463 1,635 500 651 Slabs 543 373 119 94 Billets 151 135 32 6 Ingots 5,595 7,426 204 161 Ferrous scrap 2007 2006 2007 2006 Exports Imports 000s tonnes

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