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Alloys January 24, 2017 12:30:27 PM

US brass mill products' imports and exports thrived in November

Paul Ploumis
ScrapMonster Author
The main exporter of brass mill products to the US during November 2016 was Germany.

US brass mill products' imports and exports thrived in November

ALBANY (Scrap Monster): According to the Copper and Brass Fabricators Council (CBFC), the imports of brass mill products by the US during the month of November last year have increased significantly when matched with the year before that. Also, exports registered modest rise year-on-year during the month.

November ’16 Imports

According to data, the US imports of brass mill products during November last year totaled 36.22 million lb, significantly higher by 7.2% when compared with 33.78 million lb imports registered during November 2015.

The main exporter of brass mill products to the US during November 2016 was Germany. The total imports from Germany during the month totaled 8.997 million lb. South Korea followed Germany with total exports to US amounting to 3.791 million lb. In third place was Mexico. The brass mill products imports by the US from Mexico totaled 3.573 million lb during the month. The other key exporters were Canada (3.214 million lb) and Vietnam (2.199 million lb).

Imports by Product Type

Imports of all sheet, strip, plate and foil products totaled 12.815 million lb in November. All pipe and tube products imports totaled 13.621 million lb. Imports of all profiles, rods and bars totaled 6.828 million lb. Copper alloy wire imports totaled 2.957 million lb.

November ’16 Exports

In accordance with the data released by the CBFC, the US exports of brass mill products totaled 20.078 million lb in November last year, significantly up by nearly 7.3% when matched with the exports of 18.710 million lb during November 2015.

The key export destination for US brass mill products during November ’16 was Mexico. The exports to Mexico totaled 7.905 million lb. The other key importers of US brass mill products during the month were Canada (5.899 million lb), China (1.552 million lb), South Korea (1.013 million lb) and Germany (681,327 lb).

Exports by Product Type

Exports of all sheet, strip, plate and foil products totaled 8.517 million lb in November last year. All pipe and tube products exports totaled 2.695 million lb. Exports of all profiles, rods and bars totaled 7.102 million lb. Copper alloy wire exports totaled 1.764 million lb.

Year-to-date Imports/Exports

For the first eleven months of the year 2016, US imported 420.954 million lb of brass mill products. This is 6.8% lower when compared with the imports of 451.476 million lb in the same year-ago period. Exports during the initial eleven months of 2016 totaled 223.614 million lb, compared with 227.504 million lb in the same 2015 period, recording a marginal decline of nearly 1.7%.

The CBFC noted that the export data for three months-February, March and April are likely to contain approximately 45 million pounds of products wrongly classified as copper rod and bar by importers/brokers. An inquiry has been initiated into the matter so as to remove this error from the Year-To-Date data at the earliest.

The table below provides the details of imports of brass mill products during the initial eleven months of 2016.

Month--->

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Import Qty(In lb)

33.532

34.296

40.125

39.659

42.740

40.921

42.291

40.238

32.328

38.60

36.22

The details of exports of brass mill products during January to November last year are as follows:-

Month--->

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Export Qty(In lb)

17.876

37.184

39.303

32.901

20.410

21.021

18.710

20.864

20.504

22.407

20.078

 About CBFC

The Copper and Brass Fabricators Council is a non-profit membership trade association open to any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the fabrication or production in the United States of products made, in whole or in part, from copper or copper alloys. 

Generally, the member companies are engaged in the production of copper and copper alloy sheet and strip, rod and bar, plumbing tubing, OEM or air-conditioning tubing, wire, extrusions, shapes and profiles, forgings, and fittings.  These products are used chiefly in the automotive, construction, and electrical/electronic industries. 

There are currently nineteen member companies who produce over 80% of all copper and brass mill products produced in the United States.

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