[Ferro-Alloys.com]

 

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of April 2023, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,499,979 net tons, a 1.7 percent decrease from the 7,629,985 net tons shipped in April 2022. Shipments were up 1.7 percent from the 7,372,430 net tons shipped in the previous month, March 2023. Shipments year-to-date in 2023 are 28,938,521 net tons, down 5.0% vs. 2022 shipments of 30,456,079 net tons for four months.

 

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2023 to the first four months of 2022 shows the following changes: hot rolled sheet, down 3 percent, cold rolled sheet, down 5 percent and corrosion resistant sheet, down 5 percent.