Steel imports down, but slabs up

Steel imports down, but slabs up    The American Institute for International Steel said total steel imports in February slipped 1 percent from February 2009.
   For the first two months of the year imports totaled 3.2 million tons 18.2 percent less than in the first two months of 2009.
   Imports of semifinished slabs have more than doubled, 129 percent to 737,000 tons in the first two months, compared to the year-earlier period.