Americas

NAFTA : Crude Steel Production ; Trade in Steel

South & Central America : Crude Steel Production ; Trade in Steel

NAFTA

ISSB holds export and import data covering steel and steelmaking raw materials to 6 digit HS tariff level for the USA, Canada and Mexico giving us 100% trade coverage for the NAFTA region.

With crude steel production within NAFTA insufficient to meet demand for steel within the region NAFTA has long been a large net importer of steel from countries outside of the region. Net imports peaked in 2006 at 39 million tonnes but have fallen substantially every year since and were just 8 million tonnes in 2009.

Crude Steel Production

Although 2001 saw a siginificant drop in NAFTA's crude steel poduction, output to 2007 remained steady until the latter half of 2008 when production began to fall sharply. 2009 saw production in NAFTA of 81 million tonnes, 34% down on 2008 and 39% below the level of 2000.

Althougth the falls in Canada and the US in 2009 crude steel output were amongst the sharpest anywhere the following recovery has also been strong with current 2010 production up by nearly 70% in the US, by over 50% in Canada and by over 30% in Mexico compared to the levels of the same 2009 period.

Below we summarise World Steel Association data for crude steel production within NAFTA.

NAFTA : Trade in Steel by Country

ISSB can assess the trade of NAFTA countries in steel and steelmaking raw materials using any combination of products and any combination of trading partner countries.

As an illustration of aggregate trade across all steel mill products (semis, long & flat products, tubes) and with all countries we show below US, Canadian and Mexican total trade annually across 2000-2009 with US trade also shown monthly from 2005 to the most recently available month in 2010.

NAFTA : External Trade

ISSB can also assess NAFTA's trading relationships with the rest of the world and display those relationships grouped by products, by regions or by indivdual countries. As an example we show here the relative flows of steel between NAFTA and other world regions, while below are details of the most significant origins of NAFTA's steel imports.

NAFTA – Internal Trade

ISSB can also assess trade within NAFTA and here as illustrations we show a breakdown of NAFTA internal trade by both major product groups and by the flows between the three NAFTA partners.

If you want to know more about the movements of steel and steel making raw materials involving the USA, Canada and Mexico please contact or use our NEW on-line Trade Enquiry System.

South and Central America

ISSB holds export and import data covering steel and steelmaking raw materials to 6 digit HS tariff level for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela whom collectively produce 97% of the crude steel produced within the region. Additionally with export coverage of 97% of steel production globally ISSB is ideally placed to assess the market for steel in those South American countries for which national trade data is not available.

Crude Steel Production

Not unsuprisingly given its size and iron ore resources Brazil dominates the steel map of the region accounting for around 70% of the total crude steel production. However given it's BRIC status it is perhaps suprising that crude steel production in Brazil only increased by 21% between 2000 and 2008 before 2009 saw output back below the level of 2000. Available 2010 data shows that recovery in crude steel production levels within the region is being driven by Brazilian recovery.

Below we summarise World Steel Association data for crude steel production within South and Central America.

Trade in Steel

While ISSB holds national trade data from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela our global level of trade coverage enables us to assess the trade of other countries within the region for which national trade data is not readily available. As an illustration of this capability we show below the top ten origins and destinations within the region for cross border movements of steel.

If you want to know more about the movements of steel and steel making raw materials involving the countries in the Central and South American region please contact or use our NEW on-line Trade Enquiry System.