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April Steel Shipments Down 7.7% from March
Jun. 17, 2010 U.S. steel mills shipped 7,057,660 net tons for the month of April 2010, according to the latest report from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
The April total represents a 7.7% decrease from the 7,646,938 net tons shipped in the previous month (March 2010) and a 74.6% increase from the 4,042,457 net tons shipped in April 2009.
A month-to-month comparison of shipments shows the following changes:
- Hot dipped galvanized sheet and strip, down 21%
- Hot rolled sheet, down 7%
- Cold rolled sheet, down 7%.
Oil Country Goods improved slightly to 189,857 tons in April, a 7% gain from 177,405 tons in March.
AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI also plays a lead role in the development and application of new steels and steelmaking technology. AISI is comprised of 23 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and 138 associate and affiliate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry.