FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change Industry Class Industry Class Description Country of Origin Tonnes C$1000 C$/Tonne Tonnes C$1000 C$/Tonne Trend Tonnes C$1000 C$/Tonne 1 CUT PLATE: CARBON & ALLOY(DISCRETE PLATE –– EXCLUDING HGHR) Andorra 19 22 1,181 0 D Australia 5,340 5,304 993 7,208 5,209 723 D -26% 2% 37% Austria 701 802 1,144 6 12 1,889 I 11,195% 6,744% -39% Belgium 27 152 5,667 223 365 1,638 D -88% -58% 246% Bolivia 1 2 2,340 0 D Brazil 4,546 3,098 681 23,923 14,371 601 D -81% -78% 13% China 15,284 14,503 949 11,209 7,527 672 I 36% 93% 41% Denmark 5,171 5,326 1,030 94 107 1,143 I 5,417% 4,873% -10% Finland 380 445 1,170 406 467 1,148 D -6% -5% 2% France 49 50 1,027 11 9 878 I 360% 437% 17% Germany 1,515 1,999 1,319 3,463 3,447 995 D -56% -42% 33% India 16,964 16,634 981 4 4 1,038 I 424,000% 400,612% -6% Indonesia 21,693 17,513 807 0 D Israel 0 9 36 4,183 I -100% Italy 21,813 17,921 822 921 885 960 I 2,268% 1,926% -14% Japan 11,525 13,131 1,139 4,935 5,106 1,035 I 134% 157% 10% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 11 19 1,704 0 D Korea, Republic of 35,444 31,516 889 10,067 6,332 629 I 252% 398% 41% Mexico 12,490 10,656 853 122 90 734 I 10,115% 11,776% 16% Netherlands 816 911 1,117 56 59 1,059 I 1,368% 1,447% 5%

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change 1 CUT PLATE: CARBON & ALLOY(DISCRETE PLATE –– EXCLUDING HGHR) New Zealand 472 423 895 435 283 650 I 8% 49% 38% Panama 75 103 1,361 0 D Poland 19 49 2,668 1 6 4,844 I 1,432% 744% -45% Romania 0 6 105,864 0 D Russian Federation 692 734 1,060 18 28 1,582 I 3,782% 2,501% -33% South Africa 1,701 1,270 747 357 288 808 I 377% 341% -8% Sweden 67 122 1,804 73 221 3,038 D -7% -45% -41% Switzerland 37 50 1,352 9 16 1,826 I 312% 205% -26% Taiwan 172 174 1,012 1 4 4,355 I 20,009% 4,573% -77% Thailand 22 29 1,305 9 10 1,083 I 149% 200% 20% Turkey 3,869 3,532 913 4 4 1,065 I 96,606% 82,756% -14% Ukraine 45 53 1,179 36 79 2,166 I 24% -33% -46% United Kingdom 475 599 1,261 1,078 997 925 D -56% -40% 36% United States 421,519 440,185 1,044 385,122 322,714 838 I 9% 36% 25% United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 98 80 815 I -100% Total for Class 1 : Percentage Change: 582,953 587,332 1,008 449,898 368,756 820 30% 59% 23% 2 CUT PLATE: HEAT TREATED & ALLOY(DISCRETE PLATE –– EXCLUDING HGHR) Australia 1 3 3,939 9 10 1,157 D -90% -67% 240% Austria 1,330 3,009 2,263 581 1,327 2,285 I 129% 127% -1% Belgium 186 715 3,838 511 1,520 2,977 D -64% -53% 29% Brazil 510 440 861 3,620 2,559 707 D -86% -83% 22% China 10,830 14,383 1,328 2,037 2,353 1,155 I 432% 511% 15%

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change 2 CUT PLATE: HEAT TREATED & ALLOY(DISCRETE PLATE –– EXCLUDING HGHR) Czech Republic 4 9 1,998 0 D Finland 1,665 2,575 1,546 1,502 2,328 1,550 I 11% 11% 0% France 1,143 3,746 3,278 1,914 4,259 2,225 D -40% -12% 47% Germany 20,557 28,012 1,363 10,794 13,478 1,249 I 90% 108% 9% Indonesia 0 6 7 1,239 I -100% Italy 306 624 2,035 191 414 2,168 I 61% 51% -6% Japan 573 866 1,511 480 889 1,850 I 19% -3% -18% Korea, Republic of 9,670 9,467 979 8,046 7,057 877 I 20% 34% 12% Mexico 136 220 1,614 0 D Netherlands 0 23 29 1,248 I -100% Poland 1 2 3,031 2 7 3,036 D -69% -69% 0% Romania 0 1 2,813 0 D Russian Federation 68 139 2,032 82 149 1,813 D -17% -7% 12% Saudi Arabia 0 1 3 4,486 I -100% Slovenia 10 25 2,588 11 37 3,516 D -7% -32% -26% Spain 3 10 3,374 10 39 3,923 D -69% -74% -14% Sweden 28,778 48,250 1,677 23,506 36,970 1,573 I 22% 31% 7% Taiwan 5 16 3,396 13 46 3,628 D -64% -66% -6% Ukraine 41 121 2,939 103 284 2,759 D -60% -57% 7% United Kingdom 42 118 2,806 34 23 677 I 25% 420% 315%

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change 2 CUT PLATE: HEAT TREATED & ALLOY(DISCRETE PLATE –– EXCLUDING HGHR) United States 156,343 192,294 1,230 108,433 125,014 1,153 I 44% 54% 7% United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 96 94 976 I -100% Uzbekistan 0 11 8 792 I -100% Total for Class 2 : Percentage Change: 232,203 305,046 1,314 162,013 198,903 1,228 43% 53% 7% 3 FLOOR PLATE Austria 2 7 3,150 0 D Belgium 0 152 127 831 I -100% China 146 416 2,856 0 D France 130 213 1,639 51 44 862 I 155% 385% 90% Germany 308 320 1,041 1,560 1,061 680 D -80% -70% 53% India 47 107 2,291 0 D Japan 26 66 2,520 20 36 1,855 I 34% 81% 36% Korea, Republic of 237 455 1,918 0 D Romania 64 218 3,426 0 D Russian Federation 22 22 990 0 D United Kingdom 0 1 9,699 0 D United States 14,279 13,781 965 10,701 9,559 893 I 33% 44% 8% Total for Class 3 : Percentage Change: 15,261 15,605 1,023 12,484 10,828 867 22% 44% 18% 4 H.R. SHEETS: CARBON & ALLOY(INCLUDING HGHR) Australia 10,064 8,821 877 9,378 6,553 699 I 7% 35% 25% Austria 48 110 2,292 41 73 1,767 I 16% 51% 30% Belgium 4,598 3,977 865 9,161 8,183 893 D -50% -51% -3% Brazil 24 28 1,145 15 36 2,348 I 59% -23% -51% China 257 398 1,547 778 867 1,114 D -67% -54% 39%

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change 4 H.R. SHEETS: CARBON & ALLOY(INCLUDING HGHR) Czech Republic 0 4 4 955 I -100% Finland 182 223 1,224 111 146 1,311 I 64% 53% -7% France 92 127 1,372 2,348 1,606 684 D -96% -92% 101% Germany 2,169 2,978 1,373 3,009 3,203 1,064 D -28% -7% 29% India 761 802 1,055 120 128 1,070 I 535% 526% -1% Italy 0 3 11,034 1 2 2,131 D -64% 87% 418% Japan 267 358 1,343 369 474 1,282 D -28% -24% 5% Korea, Republic of 21,186 17,646 833 8,128 5,625 692 I 161% 214% 20% Luxembourg 0 18 15 818 I -100% Mexico 511 451 881 21 31 1,478 I 2,306% 1,334% -40% Netherlands 29 55 1,889 2,439 2,198 901 D -99% -98% 110% New Zealand 29,309 25,164 859 15,465 9,502 614 I 90% 165% 40% Poland 1 5 6,276 3 18 5,670 D -73% -70% 11% Russian Federation 6,011 4,864 809 3,186 1,819 571 I 89% 167% 42% Slovenia 0 2 5,902 1 7 12,186 D -50% -76% -52% South Africa 5 4 868 1 1 883 I 466% 457% -2% Spain 7 10 1,331 346 269 776 D -98% -96% 71% Sweden 725 934 1,288 114 121 1,064 I 535% 669% 21% Taiwan 0 2 2 929 I -100% Turkey 23 70 2,984 15 16 1,090 I 58% 331% 174%

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change 4 H.R. SHEETS: CARBON & ALLOY(INCLUDING HGHR) Ukraine 0 1 1 918 I -100% United Arab Emirates 0 95 79 829 I -100% United Kingdom 184 479 2,604 51 74 1,473 I 263% 542% 77% United States 863,985 758,958 878 1,465,803 1,090,628 744 D -41% -30% 18% United States Minor Outlying Islands 11 11 1,029 0 D Total for Class 4 : Percentage Change: 940,450 826,476 879 1,521,024 1,131,680 744 -38% -27% 18% 5 C.R.  SHEETS: CARBON & ALLOY Antigua and Barbuda 0 22 32 1,496 I -100% Australia 4 26 5,782 0 1 6,293 I 2,918% 2,673% -8% Austria 191 1,040 5,450 359 1,183 3,292 D -47% -12% 66% Belgium 66 472 7,178 7,259 5,629 775 D -99% -92% 826% Brazil 1,030 1,666 1,617 992 1,546 1,559 I 4% 8% 4% Bulgaria 0 0 2,260 0 D China 12,180 13,535 1,111 3,071 3,521 1,147 I 297% 284% -3% Czech Republic 1,682 4,047 2,406 3,038 4,036 1,328 D -45% 0% 81% Denmark 0 25 30 1,232 I -100% Finland 10 33 3,381 0 D France 163 538 3,294 42 140 3,346 I 291% 285% -2% Germany 2,826 4,467 1,581 4,145 5,500 1,327 D -32% -19% 19% India 74 220 2,960 274 300 1,094 D -73% -27% 171% Ireland 24 19 800 0 D Italy 447 1,242 2,780 850 2,540 2,987 D -47% -51% -7%

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change 5 C.R.  SHEETS: CARBON & ALLOY Japan 20,479 48,966 2,391 17,170 53,478 3,115 I 19% -8% -23% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 38 60 1,574 23 27 1,163 I 67% 126% 35% Korea, Republic of 991 2,096 2,114 3,432 5,410 1,576 D -71% -61% 34% Mexico 275 522 1,901 54 197 3,624 I 406% 165% -48% Netherlands 147 202 1,377 14 56 4,047 I 957% 259% -66% New Zealand 1,339 1,108 828 1,757 1,276 726 D -24% -13% 14% Poland 20 49 2,506 18 81 4,443 I 8% -39% -44% Russian Federation 7,500 15,780 2,104 5,620 10,659 1,897 I 33% 48% 11% Spain 6,606 5,631 852 16,766 12,773 762 D -61% -56% 12% Sweden 5,314 10,496 1,975 11,522 17,710 1,537 D -54% -41% 28% Switzerland 145 305 2,109 0 D Taiwan 1,797 2,237 1,245 2,495 2,478 993 D -28% -10% 25% Thailand 0 1 20 18,220 I -100% Ukraine 39 141 3,611 29 108 3,733 I 36% 31% -3% United Kingdom 8,399 17,686 2,106 8,450 21,449 2,538 D -1% -18% -17% United States 403,494 441,463 1,094 459,199 475,906 1,036 D -12% -7% 6% Total for Class 5 : Percentage Change: 475,280 574,050 1,208 546,627 626,084 1,145 -13% -8% 5% 6 GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET Andorra 1 9 10,158 77 86 1,108 D -99% -89% 817% Antigua and Barbuda 0 20 26 1,301 I -100% Australia 3,214 3,057 951 1,966 1,610 819 I 63% 90% 16% Belgium 66 109 1,653 11 7 688 I 519% 1,388% 140%

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change 6 GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET Brazil 0 16 18 1,092 I -100% China 16,785 17,940 1,069 16,235 14,505 893 I 3% 24% 20% Finland 0 0 8 76,840 I -100% France 157 168 1,071 273 313 1,144 D -43% -46% -6% Germany 543 878 1,617 978 1,144 1,170 D -44% -23% 38% Hungary 0 57 38 668 I -100% Iceland 20 21 1,056 0 D India 5,753 6,534 1,136 11,433 11,691 1,023 D -50% -44% 11% Indonesia 0 18 16 901 I -100% Ireland 39 46 1,190 0 D Italy 0 51 189 3,701 I -100% Japan 3,746 3,861 1,031 3,340 3,318 993 I 12% 16% 4% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0 18 22 1,207 I -100% Korea, Republic of 6,591 6,804 1,032 4,752 5,861 1,233 I 39% 16% -16% Luxembourg 20 37 1,838 0 D Mexico 2,428 2,443 1,006 427 468 1,095 I 468% 422% -8% Netherlands 1 11 13,624 58 92 1,592 D -99% -88% 756% New Zealand 132 122 926 0 D Poland 25 35 1,417 0 D Russian Federation 39 38 979 31 27 876 I 27% 42% 12%

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change 6 GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET South Africa 432 518 1,201 132 141 1,066 I 227% 268% 13% Spain 18 15 829 0 D Sweden 1,086 1,496 1,378 864 1,187 1,374 I 26% 26% 0% Taiwan 9,871 9,253 937 14,728 13,189 895 D -33% -30% 5% Ukraine 39 38 995 0 D United Kingdom 65 67 1,025 38 34 883 I 70% 98% 16% United States 813,885 812,305 998 806,690 800,964 993 I 1% 1% 1% Total for Class 6 : Percentage Change: 864,955 865,809 1,001 862,215 854,954 992 0% 1% 1% 7 PRE-PAINTED Australia 11,652 14,834 1,273 13,876 17,286 1,246 D -16% -14% 2% Austria 24 25 1,031 0 D China 5,841 6,392 1,094 2,279 2,623 1,151 I 156% 144% -5% Finland 2 3 1,831 0 D Germany 0 6 11,911 1 14 21,865 D -23% -58% -46% India 95 114 1,208 0 D Japan 3,588 6,515 1,816 3,458 6,531 1,889 I 4% 0% -4% Korea, Republic of 27,937 34,260 1,226 29,036 34,483 1,188 D -4% -1% 3% Mexico 34 55 1,626 96 142 1,477 D -65% -61% 10% Netherlands 768 1,230 1,601 453 929 2,051 I 70% 32% -22% Poland 27 42 1,548 13 66 4,946 I 106% -35% -69% Portugal 1,376 2,489 1,809 1,265 2,094 1,655 I 9% 19% 9% Russian Federation 0 3 5 1,786 I -100%

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA / AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES ET COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL CANADA TRADE CONTROLS & TECHNICAL BARRIERS BUREAU /DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA RÈGLEMENTATION COMMERCIALE ET DES OBSTACLES TECHNIQUES A2-YY Date:3-Jan-12 CANADIAN STEEL IMPORTS PERMITS INDUSTRY CLASS BY COUNTRY Period:  2011-01-01 To 2011-12-31

2011 2010 Change 7 PRE-PAINTED Sweden 264 374 1,418 416 527 1,265 D -37% -29% 12% Taiwan 11,465 14,263 1,244 13,122 16,476 1,256 D -13% -13% -1% Turkey 0 47 35 740 I -100% United States 51,370 85,464 1,664 53,614 85,839 1,601