The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that for the month of June 2009, US steel mills shipped 4,797,000 net tons, which is a 12.1 percent increase from the 4,282,000 nt shipped in May, and a 47.5 percent decrease from the 9,136,000 nt shipped in June 2008.
A month-on-month comparison of shipments shows the following changes in June compared to May: hot-dipped galvanized sheet and strip, up 27.0 percent; hot rolled sheet, up 23 percent; and cold rolled sheet, up 15 percent.