SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): According to the Copper and Brass Fabricators Council (CBFC), the imports and exports of brass mill products by the US increased during the month of January this year.

 

According to data, the US imports of brass mill products during January this year totaled 40.1 million lb, marginally higher by 1.1% when compared with 39.7 million lb imports registered during January 2014.

 

The main exporter of brass mill products to the US during Jan ‘15 was Germany. The total imports from Germany during the month totaled 9.6 million lb. South Korea followed Germany with total exports to US amounting to 7.1 million lb. In third place was Mexico. The brass mill products imports by the US from Mexico totaled 4 million lb.

 

Imports of all sheet, strip, plate and foil products totaled 13.3 million lb in January. All pipe and tube products imports totaled 12.8 million lb. Imports of all profiles, rods and bars totaled 11 million lb. Copper alloy wire imports totaled 2.9 million lb.

 

In accordance with the data released by the CBFC, the US exports of brass mill products totaled 20.2 million lb in Jan ‘15, significantly higher by 8.6% from the exports of 18.60 million lb during the same month last year.

 

Exports of all sheet, strip, plate and foil products totaled 8.7 million lb in Jan ‘15. All pipe and tube products exports totaled 3.1 million lb. Exports of all profiles, rods and bars totaled 6.8 million lb. Copper alloy wire exports totaled 1.6 million lb.

 

The leading destination of US brass mill products in January this year was Mexico. The exports to Mexico totaled nearly 7.5 million lb, followed by Canada with 5.8 million lb. The other leading export destinations were South Korea (1.5 million lb), China (671,287 lb) and Saudi Arabia (553,959 lb).