The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that US steel mills shipped 7,639,108 net tons in June, a 3.5 percent increase from the 7,380,064 net tons shipped in May, and a 3.7 percent increase from the 7,367,203 net tons shipped in June 2010.
Year-to-date, shipments in 2011 are 44,779,857 net tons, a 5.8 percent increase from the same period in 2010. A month-to-month comparison of shipments shows that tin plate shipments were up 14 percent, cut-length plate shipments rose 11 percent and hot rolled sheet shipments increased 2 percent.