The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that for June 2021, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,031,516 net tons, a 33.3 percent increase from the 6,023,524 net tons shipped in June 2020. Shipments were up 0.6 percent from the 7,987,038 net tons shipped in May 2021. Shipments year-to-date in 2021 are 45,969,876 net tons, a 11.5 percent increase for six months.
A comparison year-to-date to the first six months of 2020 shows hot dipped galvanized sheet up 19 percent, cold rolled sheet up 14 percent and hot rolled sheet up 6 percent.
Published in the September 2021 Edition