The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of April 2021, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,845,008 net tons, a 39.5 percent increase from the 5,623,229 net tons shipped in April 2020.

Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,513,000 net tons (NT) of steel in May 2021.

After only five months, Vietnamese steel exports to the EU have more than doubled compared to exports in the whole of last year.

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.

In June, Brazil exported 125400 tons of manganese ore to China, up 81.74% month on month.

U.S. steel imports in May increased by 14.1% month-on-month

Global crude steel production in May increased by 16.5% year-on-year

South Africa's total export volume of high carbon ferrochrome was 294600 tons, a month on month decrease of 4.72% and a year-on-year increase of 4.47%.