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The Copper and Brass Servicenter Association has implemented new reporting measures for its monthly shipment report. The Overland Park, Kansas-based trade group is now breaking down its shipments into five primary groups: Copper Strip & Sheet; Copper Plate; Copper Rod/Bar/Profile/Hollow; Copper Tube & Pipe; plus Finished Goods in dollars.
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![October Brass Mill Imports Up, Exports Down]()
U.S. imports of brass mill products increased year over year in October, while exports decreased, according to the Copper and Brass Fabricators Council, Washington.
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![Steel Shipments Up 6% in October]()
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in November for the 27th straight month, and the overall economy grew for the 115th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing Report On Business from the Institute for Supply Management, Tempe, Ariz. The PMI for November was 59.3 percent, an increase of 1.6 percentage points from October.
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The American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, reported that the U.S. imported 3.3 million net tons of steel in October, including 2 million tons of finished steel, according to Census Bureau data.
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During testimony at the U.S. International Trade Commission, Aluminum Association President and CEO Heidi Brock spoke of the need for full, quota-free tariff exemptions for Canada and Mexico as part of the newly-renegotiated U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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![Global Steel Production Up in October]()
World crude steel production totaled 156.6 million tons in October, reports the World Steel Association, Brussels. The total was up 5.8 percent compared with October 2017.
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Estimated net shipments of aluminum sheet and plate by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 794.4 million pounds in October, an increase of 10.6 percent compared with the same month in 2017, the Arlington, Va.-based Aluminum Association reported.
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U.S. service center steel shipments in October increased a robust 6.8 percent from October 2017, reports the Metals Service Center Institute, Rolling Meadows, Ill.
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Metalforming companies have grown more pessimistic about business conditions heading into the winter months, according to the November report from the Precision Metalforming Association, Cleveland.
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