July Steel Shipments Up More Than 37 Percent From Prior Year

Up Nearly 15 Percent YTD in 2021 from Same Period in 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of July 2021, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,278,863 net tons, a 37.2 percent increase from the 6,035,596 net tons shipped in July 2020. Shipments were up 3.1 percent from the 8,031,516 net tons shipped in the previous month, June 2021. Shipments year-to-date in 2021 are 54,248,739 net tons, a 14.8 percent increase vs. 2020 shipments of 47,253,803 for seven months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2021 to the first seven months of 2020 shows the following changes: corrosion-resistant sheet and strip, up 23 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 17 percent, and hot rolled sheet, up 9 percent.

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

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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 also plays a lead role in the development and application of new steels and steelmaking technology. 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 or Twitter (@AISISteel).