For the month of January 2021, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,420,816 net tons which is a 5.3 percent increase from the 7,049,785 net tons shipped in the previous month.

Adjusted year-to-date production through March 6, 2021 was 16,112,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 76.6 percent.

Global shipping carbon emissions drop by 1% in 2020

According to the American Steel Association (AISI), the fourth week of February (as at 27 February 2021), the US crude steel production is estimated at 1.749 million short tons (1.5867 million tons), 7% lower than 1.88 million tons in the same period last year...

In January 2021, the output of crude steel in 64 countries included in the World Iron and Steel Association was 162.9 million tons, an increase of 4.8 % over the same period last year.

Japan ferrosilicon (>55%) imports up 27.39% YoY.

Japan ferrosilicon (>55%) imports down 22.40% YoY in 2020.

Japan ferrosilicon (≤55%) imports up 40.92% YoY in December, 2020.