According to export data from the US Department of Commerce, US exports of heavy structural shapes (including U, I, H, L, and T section beams) totaled 35,938 mt in February 2020, up 22.5 percent from January and up 50.8 percent from February 2019 levels. By value, beam exports totaled $31.9 million in February, compared to $26.8 million in the previous month and $24.6 million the same month last year.
The US shipped the most beams to Canada in February with 27,132 mt, compared to 24,387 mt in January and 19,178 mt in February 2019. Other top destinations included Mexico, with 4,574 mt; and Dominican Republic, with 2,879 mt. There were no other significant destinations (1,000 mt or more) for US beam exports in February.