US domestic raw steel production was 1,872,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 84.8 percent.

Annualized total and finished steel imports in 2021 would be 29.4 and 20.0 million NT, up 33.4% and 23.9%, respectively, vs. 2020.

The U.S. imported a total of 2,897,000 net tons (NT) of steel in June 2021.

Adjusted year-to-date production through July 31, 2021 was 54,555,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 80.0 percent.

In a bid to strengthen the sector's resource support capability, using iron ore resources in China to raise the self-sufficiency of iron ore in China will be a key task, said Shen Bin.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of April 2021, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,845,008 net tons, a 39.5 percent increase from the 5,623,229 net tons shipped in April 2020.

Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,513,000 net tons (NT) of steel in May 2021.

"The steel industry remains a key focus of national and international policy".