Iron and Steel Overview: Shipments by Type of Products
Basic Steel Mill Products
Canadian Iron and Steel Industry
Employment and Productivity
Energy Consumption
Environmental Issues
Industry Modernization and Restructuring
Integrated Mill Business Structure
International Competition
Labor Issues
Market Drivers
Canadian Iron and Steel Industry
Employment and Productivity
Energy Consumption
Environmental Issues
Industry Modernization and Restructuring
Integrated Mill Business Structure
International Competition
Labor Issues
Market Drivers
Minimill Business Structure
Price Trends
Products and Markets
Regulations and NOx Control
Rolling Mills / Secondary Finishing
Sales Revenue and Profitability
Shipments by Major Markets
Shipments by Type of Market
Shipments by Type of Product
U.S. Share of World Output
U.S. Steel Shipments
Price Trends
Products and Markets
Regulations and NOx Control
Rolling Mills / Secondary Finishing
Sales Revenue and Profitability
Shipments by Major Markets
Shipments by Type of Market
Shipments by Type of Product
U.S. Share of World Output
U.S. Steel Shipments
The graph shows the breakdown of major steel mill products. The largest category of products are flat products. There is a growing demand for high quality and coated products within this category. Long products, bar, rod, wire, and light structurals, are the next most common product used. Large structurals, pipes and tubing, and semifinished shapes make up the remaining major categories of use
Breakdown of Steel Shipments (1994)
Tubular Goods | Net Tons (1000) |
Pipes and Tubing | 4,966 |
Flat Products | Net Tons (1000) |
Plates | 8,556 |
Hot Rolled Sheets and Strip | 16,366 |
Cold Rolled Sheet and Strip | 13,993 |
Galvanized and Coated | 20,917 |
Semifinished Shapes | Net Tons (1000) |
Ingots, Blooms, Slabs and Billets | 2,531 |
Structurals | Net Tons (1000) |
Structurals, Pilings, and Rails | 6,573 |
Wire, Rod, and Bar | Net Tons (1000) |
Long Products – Bars Wire Rods, Drawn Wire |