WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of May 2021, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,987,038 net tons, a 46.2 percent increase from the 5,461,851 net tons shipped in May 2020.  Shipments were up 1.8 percent from the 7,845,008 net tons shipped in the previous month, April 2021. Shipments year-to-date in 2021 are 37,938,360 net tons, a 7.8 percent increase vs. 2020 shipments of 35,194,683 for five months. Read more