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![Steel Shipments Up 6.5 Percent in August]()
U.S. steel mills shipped 8.4 million net tons of steel in August, reported the American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington.
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in September, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management, Tempe, Ariz. The September PMI registered 59.8 percent, a decrease of 1.5 percentage points from the August reading.
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![August Brass Mill Imports Up, Exports Down]()
U.S. imports of brass mill products increased year over year in August, while exports decreased, reports the Copper and Brass Fabricators Council, Washington.
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![Red Metal Shipments Up 16 percent in August]()
Service center shipments of red metal products were up 16.2 percent in August over the year-ago month, reports the Copper and Brass Servicenter Association.
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North America’s three leading economies have reached an agreement on a replacement for NAFTA. The United States-Mexico-Canada agreement was announced in late September by the Trump administration.
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The American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, reported that the U.S. imported 3 million tons of steel, including 2 million tons of finished steel, in August, according to Census Bureau data.
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![Steel Shipments Up 5.8 Percent in July]()
U.S. steel mills shipped 7.9 million net tons of steel in May, reported the American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington. Steel shipments for the month were down 1 percent from June but increased 5.8 percent over July 2017.
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U.S. service center steel shipments increased 6.7 percent year over year, reports the Metals Service Center Institute, Rolling Meadows, Ill. Aluminum shipments increased 4.1 percent during the month, compared with August 2017.
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U.S. and Canadian producers shipped an estimated 772.3 million pounds of aluminum sheet and plate in August, reports the Aluminum Association, Washington. Total shipments of sheet and plate products were up 4 percent year over year and 4.9 percent over July
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World crude steel production totaled 151.7 million metric tons in August, a 2.6 percent increase year over year, reports Brussels-based World Steel Association.
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