Dry Bulk Delivery: China Steel Exports Rally So far in 2025
CSteel exports of despicable products have increased with a growth of more than 25% so far in 2025. In a recent weekly report, Banchero Costa said that “Steel products are one of the most important dry bulk commodities, accounts for almost 4 percent of all 8-remedies. A total of 4-debah. Complex.10.
Source: Bancha Costa
According to the report, “exporters of the largest steel product so far are China, which contributed 32.7% of the exports of global steel products in January-August 2025. In January-August 2025, Chinese shipments increased +25.1% yoy to 50.9 mln in Export, and this is now two 23.0% growth in the same period last year. Global Steel Products in January-August 2025. In January-August 2025, exports of steel products from Japan increased +9.3% yoy to 18.2 mln tons 2.3, 2.2 mln tons. 11.3% of exports from 14.3 mln in Jan-August 2024. The European Union is in fourth position.
Banchero Costa added that “In terms of imports, the top destination for steel products in Janau 2025 is still an European Union, accounted for 14.6% of the import of global steel products. Imports to the EU decreased -5.1% yoy in January 2025 to 22.8 mln tons.
Source: Bancha Costa
“Let’s now focus specifically on China, which as we mentioned above’s the world’s largest exporter of steel products with a 32.7% Share. Top Steel Products Loading Ports in China in Jan-Aug 2025 Were: t), Bayuquan (6.8 mln T), Tangshan (3.8 mln T), Zhangjiaragar (3.5 mln T), Caofeidian (2.3 mln T), Lanshan (1.9 mln T). January-August 2025 to 3.8 mln tons and 3.2 from 2.3% tons. Further down is Indonesia with 3.0 mln T, Saudi Arabia with 2.2 mln T, Philippines with 2.2 mln T, Malaysia with 2.1 mln T, EU with 1.8 mln T, turkey with 1.7 mln T.
Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News worldwide
