According to statistics from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in April, the shipments of the US’ steel mills totaled about 7.5 million net tons, decreasing by 1.7% from the same month a year ago but increasing by 1.7% from the previous month.

In the first four months of this year, the shipments of steel mills in the US totaled 28.9 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5%.

Among them, the shipments of the hot-rolled thin sheet, cold-rolled thin sheet, and corrosion-resistant flat products decreased by 3%, 5%, and 5% year on year, respectively.