The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of December 2016, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,173,245 net tons, a 6.7 percent increase from the 6,724,277 net tons shipped in the previous month, November 2016, and a 9.4 percent increase from the 6,556,342 net tons shipped in December 2015. Shipments for full year 2016 are 86,533,341 net tons – a de minimis change from shipments of 86,546,657 net tons for full year 2015.
Published in the March 2017 Edition of American Recycler News
