<p>The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that for the month of September 2021, US steel mills shipped 8,085,384 net tons, a 21.3 percent increase from the 6,662,904 net tons shipped in September 2020. Shipments were down 3.8 percent from the 8,404,858 net tons shipped in the previous month, August 2021. Shipments year-to-date in 2021 are 70,738,981 net tons, a 17 percent increase vs. 2020 shipments of 60,449,359 for nine months.</p><p>A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2021 to the first nine months of 2020 shows the following changes: corrosion-resistant sheet and strip, up 19 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 17 percent, and hot rolled sheet, up 12 percent.</p>
<p>The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that for the month of September 2021, US steel mills shipped 8,085,384 net tons, a 21.3 percent increase from the 6,662,904 net tons shipped in September 2020. Shipments were down 3.8 percent from the 8,404,858 net tons shipped in the previous month, August 2021. Shipments year-to-date in 2021 are 70,738,981 net tons, a 17 percent increase vs. 2020 shipments of 60,449,359 for nine months.</p><p>A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2021 to the first nine months of 2020 shows the following changes: corrosion-resistant sheet and strip, up 19 percent, cold rolled sheet, up 17 percent, and hot rolled sheet, up 12 percent.</p>
