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January 14, 2014
Prepainted Flat Rolled Imports Fall Significantly in November
Written by Brett Linton
November prepainted flat rolled imports decreased over October, especially on galvanized and Galvalume products. The four prepainted products tracked by SMU fell a combined 21,941 net tons (NT) or 49.7 percent over the previous month. Compared to the same month one year ago, prepainted imports were down 30.2 percent on average for select products.
As you can see by our table below – prepainted cold rolled (CR) imports declined by 667 NT or 13.7 percent from October to November. November tonnage was below the 3-month moving average (3MMA) but above the 12-month moving average (12MMA) calculated through November. Compared to levels one year ago, prepainted CR imports were down 1,958 NT or 31.8 percent.
