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US mills increase shipments in January

Written by Laura Miller

March 6, 2025

Steel mills in the US saw a rise in shipments in January, according to just-released data from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

AISI said domestic mills shipped 7,435,458 short tons (st) of steel in January. That was 4.1% more than December’s shipments of 7,145,016 st.

January mill shipments showed a 0.7% rise from a year earlier, with cold-rolled sheet and strip shipments increasing 2%. At the same time, shipments of corrosion-resistant sheet and strip dropped 6%, while hot-rolled sheet and strip shipments fell 8% from last year.

AISI noted that it has upwardly revised its 2024 shipment report: US mill shipments for the year reached 86,698,917 st, a decline of 3% from the 89,338,472 st shipped in 2023.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.

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