A comparison of March shipments to the previous month of February shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, up 13 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 7 percent and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 6 percent.
Monday, May 12, 2014
US steel mills increase shipments in March
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Friday that for the month of March 2014, US steel mills shipped 8,337,578 net tons, a 9.4 percent increase from the 7,618,380 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2014, and a 5.2 percent increase from the 7,922,265 net tons shipped in March 2013. Shipments year-to-date in 2014 are 23,851,251 net tons, a 1.2 percent increase vs. 2013 shipments of 23,569,379 net tons for three months.
A comparison of March shipments to the previous month of February shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, up 13 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 7 percent and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 6 percent.
A comparison of March shipments to the previous month of February shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, up 13 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 7 percent and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip, up 6 percent.
