December Steel Shipments Up 11.7 Percent From Prior Year

February 10, 2022

Up 16.9 Percent in 2021 from 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of December 2021, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,871,639 net tons, an 11.7 percent increase from the 7,049,785 net tons shipped in December 2020. Shipments were down 0.3 percent from the 7,893,990 net tons shipped in the previous month, November 2021. Shipments for full year 2021 were 94,719,681 net tons, a 16.9 percent increase vs. 2020 full year shipments of 81,000,300.

A comparison of shipments for full year 2021 to full year 2020 shows the following changes: corrosion-resistant sheet and strip, up 18 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 15 percent, and hot rolled sheet, up 12 percent.

####

Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 / lharrison@steel.org

AISI serves as the voice of the American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI’s membership is comprised of integrated and electric arc furnace steelmakers, and associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view AISI’s website at www.steel.org. Follow AISI on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter (@AISISteel) or Instagram.