The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Monday reported today that for the month of March 2010, US steel mills shipped 7,646,938 net tons, a 21.2 percent increase from the 6,311,076 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2010, and a 82.0 percent increase from the 4,138,449 net tons shipped in March 2009.
A month-to-month comparison of shipments shows the following changes: cold rolled sheet, up 25 percent; hot rolled sheet, up 23 percent; and hot dipped galvanized sheet and strip, up 20 percent.