For Immediate Release
November 18, 2009
SEPTEMBER STEEL SHIPMENTS UP 3.9 PERCENT FROM AUGUST
Down 26.9 Percent from Last Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the
month of September 2009, U.S. steel mills shipped 5,793,000 net tons, a
3.9 percent increase from the 5,570,000 net tons shipped in the previous
month, August 2009, and a 26.9 percent decrease from the 7,920,000 net
tons shipped in September 2008.
A month-to-month comparison of shipments shows the
following changes: hot dipped galvanized sheet and strip, up 24.0
percent; hot rolled sheet, up 8.0 percent; and cold rolled sheet, up 1.0
percent.
AISI serves as the voice of
the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and
advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material
of choice. AISI also plays a lead role in
the development and application of new steels and steelmaking
technology. AISI is comprised of 24 member
companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and
138 associate and affiliate members who are suppliers to or customers of
the steel industry. AISI's member companies
represent approximately 75 percent of both U.S. and
North American steel capacity. For more news
about steel and its applications, view AISI’s Web site
at www.steel.org.
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CONTACT:
Maureen Iselin
Manager, Communications American Iron and Steel Institute
tel: 202.452.7116
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