September 08, 2008
Chinese steel exports in February dips to 3.107 million tonnes
According to the recently released information by Chinese custom authorities, Chinese steel exports during February 2008 amounted to only 3.107 million tonnes.
The exports were made to 176 countries but top 20 destinations accounted for 82% of the total volumes.
| Sl | Country | Feb'08 | J-F'08 | Share |
| Total | 3.107 | 7.237 | | |
| 1 | South Korea | 0.968 | 1.956 | 27.0% |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 0.389 | 0.863 | 11.9% |
| 3 | US | 0.196 | 0.517 | 7.1% |
| 4 | Taiwan Region | 0.091 | 0.235 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Belgium | 0.066 | 0.231 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 0.096 | 0.217 | 3.0% |
| 7 | India | 0.112 | 0.216 | 3.0% |
| 8 | Singapore | 0.092 | 0.192 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0.103 | 0.186 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Thailand | 0.072 | 0.165 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Spain | 0.043 | 0.161 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Italy | 0.057 | 0.156 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Iran | 0.056 | 0.128 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Philippines | 0.037 | 0.126 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 0.040 | 0.119 | 1.6% |
| 16 | UAE | 0.046 | 0.119 | 1.6% |
| 17 | Malaysia | 0.060 | 0.108 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Algeria | 0.025 | 0.094 | 1.3% |
| 19 | Japan | 0.024 | 0.094 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Canada | 0.039 | 0.070 | 1.0% |
| Others | 0.494 | 1.285 | 17.8% |
