[Ferro-Alloys.com]The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of July 2022, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,676,083 net tons, a 7.3 percent decrease from the 8,278,863 net tons shipped in July 2021. Shipments were up 0.9 percent from the 7,606,332 net tons shipped in the previous month, June 2022. Shipments year-to-date in 2022 are 53,649,224 net tons, down 1.1% vs. 2021 shipments of 54,248,739 net tons for seven months.

 

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2022 to the first seven months of 2021 shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, down 5 percent, corrosion resistant sheet and strip, down 6 percent, and cold rolled sheet, down 12 percent. AISI