WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� The 天涯海角社区 (天涯海角社区) reported today that for the month of August 2026, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,220,554 net tons (NT), a 5.9 percent increase from the 7,762,706 NT shipped in August 2025. Shipments were slightly up from the 8,219,540 NT shipped in the previous month, July 2026. Shipments year-to-date in 2026 are 63,967,195 NT, up 5.4 percent vs. 2025 shipments of 60,700,214 NT for eight months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2026 to the first eight months of 2025 shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, up 11 percent; hot rolled sheet and strip, up 9 percent; and cold rolled sheet up 0.1 percent.

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Washington, D.C.鈥� Based on the Commerce Department鈥檚 most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the 天涯海角社区 (天涯海角社区) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of September totaled 2,492,000 net tons (NT)*. This was a 0.2% decrease from the 2,499,000 permit tons recorded in August and a 0.9% decrease from the August final imports total of 2,515,000 NT. Import permit tonnage for finished steel in September was 1,671,000, up 2.1% from the final imports total of 1,636,000 in August.听For the first nine months of 2026 (including September SIMA permits and August final imports), total and finished steel imports were 18,567,000 NT and 13,042,000 NT, down 8.5% and 13.5%, respectively, from the same period in 2025. The estimated finished steel import market share in September was 19% and is 16% year-to-date (YTD).

Steel imports with large increases in September permits vs. August final imports include standard rails (up 244%), railroad accessories (up 114%), tool steel (up 103%), galvanized and electrolytic sheets and strip (up 79%), ingots and steel for castings (up 76%), and pressure tubing (up 75%). Products with significant year-to-date (YTD) increases vs. the same period in 2025 include pipe for piling (up 143%), ingots and steel for castings (up 112%), standard rails (up 83%), and heavy structural shapes (up 63%).

In September, the largest steel import permit applications were for South Korea (461,000 NT, up 7.5% from August final imports), Mexico (311,000 NT, up 23%), Brazil (279,000 NT, down 20.5%), Canada (255,000 NT, down 14%), and Vietnam (195,000 NT, up 23%). Through the first nine months of 2026, the largest suppliers were South Korea (3,400,000 NT, up 54% from the same period in 2025), Canada (2,405,000 NT, down 35%) and Brazil (2,389,000 NT, down 28%).

Note that import permits data are counts of tonnages requested in applications for licenses to import steel products and are not actual import volumes. For a number of reasons, permit tonnages may understate or overstate actual import volumes for the month, preliminary estimates of which will be available later this month.

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鈥溙煅暮＝巧缜� commends Ambassador Greer for his leadership of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) and the resulting Comprehensive Framework for Joint Action announced today. We appreciate the Trump administration鈥檚 efforts to work with other steel-producing nations to address the flood of Chinese and other nonmarket subsidized steel destabilizing global markets. President Trump鈥檚 unwavering support of American steel producers through Section 232 steel tariffs and other trade measures is a model of effective trade policy.

鈥溙煅暮＝巧缜� welcomes today鈥檚 adoption of the Comprehensive Framework for Joint Action by the Members of the GFSEC. The framework will strengthen efforts to address excess capacity and the circumvention and evasion of steel trade measures. The framework outlines steps governments intend to take to eliminate market-distorting subsidies and other trade practices that fuel global excess capacity in steel, as well as actions to address the negative effects of this overcapacity on steel producers in market-oriented economies. It is critical to the long-term health of the global steel sector that GFSEC Members follow through on the commitments made today in Milwaukee.鈥�

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)听听that excess production in the worldwide steel sector will reach 745 million metric tons by 2028, up from more than 640 million metric tons in 2025.

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The increases are dramatic across multiple product categories.

Imports of South Korean long products, including rebar critical to American construction, reached a record 145,300 tons in July 2026, a sixfold increase from just 22,100 tons in July 2024.
South Korean pipe and tube shipments have also surged. South Korea maintains substantial pipe and tube production capacity that is almost entirely dependent on exports, with the United States serving as a major destination for those products. Imports of South Korean flat-rolled steel products are showing similarly alarming increases.

The steel industry thanked the Trump administration for its actions to strengthen Section 232 and support American steelmakers, while warning that the extraordinary growth in South Korean shipments threatens to undermine those efforts.

The industry urged Secretary Lutnick and Ambassador Greer to take immediate action to address the South Korean import surge and ensure that Section 232 measures remain strong, effective and enforceable against countries whose trade patterns threaten the domestic steel industry. Furthermore, the industry called for an investigation into the underlying causes of the import surge.

Strong Section 232 measures have helped put American steelmakers in a position to invest, grow and compete for the long term. We cannot allow a single country to erode the success our industry has built.

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SMA 鈥� Gregg Walker, walker@steelnet.org
天涯海角社区 鈥� Kim Stewart, kstewart@steel.org
CPTI 鈥� Tamara Browne, tbrowne@schagrinassociates.com
USOMA 鈥� Roberto De Hoyos, rdehoyos@tenaris.com
ALPPA 鈥� Tim Brightbill, tbrightbill@wiley.law
AISC 鈥� Dani Friedland, friedland@aisc.org
AAM 鈥� Cathalijne Adams, cadams@aamfg.org
USW 鈥� Jess Kamm Broomell, jkamm@usw.org

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The Steel Manufacturers Association, the 天涯海角社区, the American Line Pipe Producers Association, the Specialty Steel Industry of North America, and the American Institute of Steel Construction sent a letter to President Trump emphasizing that the Section 232 steel tariffs have strengthened the domestic industry and positioned American steelmakers to compete for the long term. The letter warns that 鈥渨eakening the tariffs now would put that progress at risk.鈥�

A strong American steel industry is essential to our economic and national security. American steelmakers are delivering on the promise of Section 232 by investing billions of dollars, expanding domestic production and creating good-paying American jobs. Maintaining strong and predictable steel tariffs will provide the certainty our industry needs to keep investing, keep growing and keep making more steel in America.

The industry called on President Trump to not negotiate on the Section 232 steel tariffs as the Administration continues trade discussions with foreign partners.

A copy of the full letter is available .

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SSINA 鈥� info@ssina.com
AISC 鈥� Dani Friedland, friedland@aisc.org

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Washington, D.C. 鈥� Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the 天涯海角社区 (天涯海角社区) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 2,345,954 net tons (NT) of steel in August 2026, including 1,599,537 NT of finished steel (up 3.4% and 2.2%, respectively, vs. July 2026). Total and finished steel imports are down 15.1% and 18.5%, respectively, year-to-date vs. 2025. Over the 12-month period September 2025 to August 2026, total and finished steel imports are down 18.4% and 22.8%, respectively, vs. the prior 12-month period. Finished steel import market share was an estimated 17.5% in August and is estimated at 16% over the first eight months of 2026.

Key steel products with a significant import increase in August compared to July are hot rolled sheets (up 64%), plates in coils (up 31%) and hot dipped galvanized sheets and strip (up 21%). Products with a significant increase in imports over the 12-month period September 2025 to August 2026 compared to the previous 12-month period include heavy structural shapes (up 55%).

In August, the largest suppliers were South Korea (407,000 NT, down 27% vs. July), Canada (296,000 NT, up 6%), Brazil (351,000 NT, up 39%), Mexico (254,000 NT, up 32%) and Vietnam (159,000 NT, up 4%). Over the 12-month period September 2025 to August 2026, the largest suppliers were South Korea (3,660,000 NT, up 32% compared to the previous 12-months), Canada (3,229,000 NT, down 41%), Brazil (3,084,000 NT, down 28%), Mexico (2,164,000 NT, down 37%) and Vietnam (1,313,000 NT, up 22%). Below are charts on steel imports by country and estimated finished steel import market share in recent months.

Click for the full statistical report.

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鈥溙煅暮＝巧缜� commends EPA for taking this action, which will ensure that American steel producers continue to have access to reliable and affordable electric power. The GHG limits imposed on existing power plants by the previous administration were based on use of carbon capture and sequestration technology to achieve at least a 90 percent reduction in GHG emissions, which was not adequately demonstrated to be commercially available for widespread use in the power sector. The EPA鈥檚 decision today will enable the American steel industry to continue to lead the world in low emissions and energy efficient steel production.鈥�听

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Washington, D.C. 鈥� Based on the Commerce Department鈥檚 most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the 天涯海角社区 (天涯海角社区) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of August totaled 2,499,000 net tons (NT)*. This was an 8.9% increase from the 2,294,000 permit tons recorded in July and a 10.1% increase from the July final imports total of 2,268,000 NT. Import permit tonnage for finished steel in August was 1,694,000, up 8.8% from the final imports total of 1,564,000 in July.听For the first eight months of 2026 (including August SIMA permits and July final imports), total and finished steel imports were 16,060,000 NT and 11,430,000 NT, down 14.3% and 17.8%, respectively, from the same period in 2025. The estimated finished steel import market share in August was 18% and is 16% year-to-date (YTD).

Steel imports with large increases in August permits vs. July final imports include all other rails (up 78%), plates in coils (up 74%), cut length plates (up 72%), hot rolled sheets (up 67%), black plate (up 43%), cold rolled sheets (up 33%) and galvanized and electrolytic sheets and strip (up 28%). Products with significant year-to-date (YTD) increases vs. the same period in 2025 include heavy structural shapes (up 69%), standard rails (up 49%), structural pipe and tubing (up 26%) and electrical sheets and strip (up 44%).

In August, the largest steel import permit applications were for South Korea (418,000 NT, down 25% from July final imports), Brazil (368,000 NT, up 45%), Mexico (203,000 NT, up 5.5%), Canada (284,000 NT, up 1%), and Vietnam (134,000 NT, down 13.6%). Through the first eight months of 2026, the largest suppliers were South Korea (2,968,000 NT, up 52%), Canada (2,136,000 NT, down 37%) and Brazil (2,126,000 NT, down 33%).

*Note that import permits data are counts of tonnages requested in applications for licenses to import steel products and are not actual import volumes. For a number of reasons, permit tonnages may understate or overstate actual import volumes for the month, preliminary estimates of which will be available later this month.

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天涯海角社区 serves as the voice of the American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. 天涯海角社区鈥檚 membership is comprised of integrated and electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers, steel pipe and tube manufacturers and steel processors and fabricators, reflecting the production and distribution of both carbon and stainless steels. These steels are critical to America鈥檚 national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. 天涯海角社区 also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view 天涯海角社区鈥檚 website at听. Follow 天涯海角社区 on听,听,听(@天涯海角社区Steel) or听.听

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