Washington, D.C. – �鶹��ý (�鶹��ý) President and CEO Kevin Dempsey provided the following statement regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denial of EPA’s motion to revoke the (PM2.5 NAAQS):

“�鶹��ý strongly supports the current administration’s efforts to reconsider the PM2.5 NAAQS rule. If it remains in place, this standard would put much of the United States in nonattainment for PM2.5, regardless of the fact that the majority of PM2.5 emissions come from natural causes and non-industrial sources. Today’s court decision was a setback to EPA’s goal to establish a reasonable PM2.5 standard and avert the negative impacts of the current rule on the American steel industry’s international competitiveness. The American steel industry looks forward to continuing to work with the administration to ensure the implementation of reasonable regulations based on sound science.”

�鶹��ý submitted comments to EPA on the proposed rule last spring, which can be found .

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�鶹��ý 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. �鶹��ý’s 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’s national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. �鶹��ý also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view �鶹��ý’s website at��. Follow �鶹��ý on��,��,����(@�鶹��ýSteel) or��.��

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Washington, D.C. – Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the �鶹��ý (�鶹��ý) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 2,117,000 net tons (NT) of steel in May 2026, including 1,554,000 NT of finished steel (up 11.2% each, respectively, vs. April 2026). Total and finished steel imports are down 26.3% and 26.8%, respectively, year-to-date vs. 2025. Over the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026, total and finished steel imports are down 21.6% and 25.2%, respectively, vs. the prior 12-month period. Finished steel import market share was an estimated 17% in May and is estimated at 16% over the first five months of 2026.

Key steel products with a significant import increase in May compared to April are hot rolled sheets (up 128%), plates in coils (up 78%), oil country goods (up 45%), hot rolled bars (up 29%) and reinforcing bars (up 21%). Products with a significant increase in imports over the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 compared to the previous 12-month period include heavy structural shapes (up 21%).

In May, the largest suppliers were South Korea (399,000 NT, up 37% vs. April), Brazil (331,000 NT, up 54%), Canada (281,000 NT, up 5%), Mexico (185,000 NT, down 1%) and Japan (142,000 NT, up 91%). Over the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026, the largest suppliers were Canada (3,340,000 NT, down 45% compared to the previous 12-months), Brazil (3,227,000 NT, down 28%), South Korea (2,964,000 NT, up 7%), Mexico (2,152,000 NT, down 36%) and Japan (1,083,000 NT, down 5%). Below are charts on steel imports by country and estimated finished steel import market share in recent months.

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 /��lharrison@steel.org

�鶹��ý 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. �鶹��ý’s 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’s national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. �鶹��ý also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view �鶹��ý’s website at��. Follow �鶹��ý on��,��,����(@�鶹��ýSteel) or��.��

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��WASHINGTON, D.C. – The �鶹��ý (�鶹��ý) reported today that for the month of April 2026, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,664,757 net tons, a 1.1 percent increase from the 7,580,635 net tons shipped in April 2025. Shipments were down 6.6 percent from the 8,204,611 net tons shipped in the previous month, March 2026. Shipments year-to-date in 2026 are 30,848,701 net tons, up 3.6 percent vs. 2025 shipments of 29,777,940 net tons for four months.

A comparison of shipments year-to-date in 2026 to the first four months of 2025 shows the following changes: corrosion resistant sheet and strip, up 13 percent, hot rolled sheet and strip, up 4 percent and cold rolled sheet and strip, down 4 percent.

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202.452.7115 /��lharrison@steel.org

�鶹��ý 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. �鶹��ý’s 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’s national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. �鶹��ý also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view �鶹��ý’s website at��. Follow �鶹��ý on��,��,����(@�鶹��ýSteel) or��.��

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Washington, D.C. – Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the �鶹��ý (�鶹��ý) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of May totaled 1,996,000 net tons (NT)*. This was a 0.7% increase from the 1,983,000 permit tons recorded in April and a 6.5% increase from the April preliminary imports total of 1,874,000. Import permit tonnage for finished steel in May was 1,495,000, up 8.5% from the preliminary imports total of 1,378,000 in April. For the first five months of 2026 (including May SIMA permits and April preliminary imports), total and finished steel imports were 8,968,000 NT and 6,613,000 NT, down 27.5% and 27.7%, respectively, from the same period in 2025. The estimated finished steel import market share in May was 17% and is 16% year-to-date (YTD).

Steel imports with large increases in May permits vs. April preliminary imports include hot rolled sheet (up 112%), tin free steel (up 92%), plates in coils (up 40%), wire rods (up 36%) and oil country goods (up 25%). Products with significant year-to-date (YTD) increases vs. the same period in 2025 include standard rails (up 69%), heavy structural shapes (up 53%), reinforcing bars (up 19%) and electrical sheets and strip (up 12%).

In May, the largest steel import permit applications were for South Korea (385,000 NT, up 32% from April preliminary imports), Canada (256,000 NT, down 5%), Brazil (237,000 NT, up 10%), Vietnam (145,000 NT, up 18%) and Japan (124,000 NT, up 67%). Through the first five months of 2026, the largest suppliers were South Korea (1,558,000 NT, up 23%), Canada (1,252,000 NT, down 49%) and Brazil (1,,167,000 NT, down 46%).

*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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Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 /��lharrison@steel.org

�鶹��ý 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. �鶹��ý’s 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’s national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. �鶹��ý also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view �鶹��ý’s website at��. Follow �鶹��ý on��,��,����(@�鶹��ýSteel) or��.��

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Washington, D.C. – Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the �鶹��ý (�鶹��ý) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 1,874,000 net tons (NT) of steel in April 2026, including 1,378,000 NT of finished steel (up 5.9% and 5.5%, respectively, vs. March 2026). Total and finished steel imports are down 29.5% and 30.5%, respectively, year-to-date vs. 2025. Over the 12-month period May 2025 to April 2026, total and finished steel imports are down 21.5% and 25.8%, respectively, vs. the prior 12-month period. Finished steel import market share was an estimated 16% in April and is estimated at 15% over the first four months of 2026.

Key steel products with a significant import increase in April compared to March are tin plate (up 126%), sheet and strip all other metallic coatings (up 56%), reinforcing bars (up 46%), cold rolled sheets (up 39%) and hot rolled bars (up 30%).

In April, the largest suppliers were South Korea (291,000 NT, unchanged vs. March), Canada (268,000 NT, down 6%), Brazil (215,000 NT, down 26%), Mexico (187,000 NT, up 33%) and Vietnam (123,000 NT, down 31%). Over the 12-month period May 2025 to April 2026, the largest suppliers were Canada (3,463,000 NT, down 45% compared to the previous 12-months), Brazil (3,297,000 NT, down 27%), South Korea (2,878,000 NT, up 2%), Mexico (2,266,000 NT, down 33%) and Vietnam (1,071,000 NT, down 11%). Below are charts on steel imports by country and estimated finished steel import market share in recent months.

View the full statistical report .

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 /��lharrison@steel.org

�鶹��ý 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. �鶹��ý’s 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’s national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. �鶹��ý also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view �鶹��ý’s website at��. Follow �鶹��ý on��,��,����(@�鶹��ýSteel) or��.��

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The award-winning project, titled “Rivian R1 Body Structure Evolution and Repairability,” was presented at GDIS 2025 by Dan Black, Venu Krishnardula and Matt Tummers of Rivian. The presentation highlighted the company’s strategic shift toward a more cost-effective, higher performing body structure architecture for its R1 platform.����The award was presented to Black, Krishnardula and Tummers, along with their co-authors and contributors Abhishek Das, David Sosa and John Hasier of Rivian.

Selected by members of �鶹��ý’s Automotive Applications Council, the project was recognized��for its demonstration of an integrated design approach to enhancing safety and structural performance while reducing cost and ensuring long-term serviceability through the creative use of advanced high-strength steel grades.����

Against a backdrop of increasingly stringent crash performance requirements and evolving��Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)��test protocols, the award-winning work��demonstrated��how Rivian redesigned the R1’s front��structure��cross��members to achieve��exceptional��crash energy management while supporting broader vehicle performance goals.����

The presentation detailed the transition from��its��first-generation��R1��(Gen 1)��mixed‑material architecture with aluminum‑intensive floor and frame��elements��to��a��more steel‑optimized, cost‑efficient��and crash‑enhanced solution��in��R1��(Gen 2). This enhancement was��enabled by technologies such as tailor rolled blanks, structural��inserts��and optimized joining strategies. These changes allowed Rivian to��consolidate��parts, reduce welded��reinforcements��and improve crash energy distribution in both frontal and side impacts.��

Detailed comparisons of R1 Gen 1 and R1 Gen 2 floor structures, frame rails and cross members showed measurable gains in stiffness, energy absorption and mass efficiency, offering a clear model for the effective use of high-strength steel in electric vehicle architectures. Equally important, the team emphasized repairability as a core design and validation priority, outlining a rigorous multi-iteration collision repair development process spanning computer-aided engineering (CAE) modeling, component testing, correlation, durability validation and service part finalization. This approach helped ensure that frame rail damage from low- to moderate-speed impacts can be addressed through repeatable, OEM-approved repair procedures.��

“I’m proud of how various teams across Rivian came together to develop a solution that improved manufacturability and serviceability,” said Rivian Materials Engineering Senior Manager Venu Krishnardula. “These changes will extend the vehicle life, while also contributing to overall sustainability.”����

Volkswagen also received an honorable mention for the VW��ID.Buzz��body-in-white construction presentation by Eike Schuppert.����With its steel dominant architecture, the��ID.Buzz��is an excellent demonstration of an efficient structural strategy meeting this unique vehicle’s crashworthiness, strength, and stiffness targets. The vehicle has received��numerous��awards including 2025 North American Utility Vehicle of the 2025 Year and World Car Design of the Year, and the committee congratulates Mr. Schuppert and the Volkswagen team for their innovative use of steel in the��ID.Buzz��architecture.��

The �鶹��ý Automotive Excellence Award is presented each year at GDIS. It recognizes individuals or teams from automakers, suppliers or the academic community who help��to��revolutionize��the industry and��have��made significant contributions to the advancement of steel in the automotive market. Award winners are chosen from presentations��at the previous year’s GDIS symposium. Candidates are rated in several categories, including challenges and benefits associated with cost, mass reduction and performance��and overall contribution��to the advancement of steel and implementation in production.����

GDIS debuted in 2002 with 545 registrants and has grown in attendance and scope. In 2025, more than 1,000 attendees from the steel industry, North American vehicle manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, equipment suppliers,��academia��and media��attended��the event. �鶹��ý automotive program members include����and��This year’s GDIS featured��27��technical��presentations on vehicle��structure, manufacturing, materials and joining technologies. The agenda included a��steel industry��keynote address by��John Cardwell,��chief marketing officer and vice president of automotive sales for ArcelorMittal North America, and��an automotive keynote addresses��from��Elizabeth Krear, CEO of the Center for Automotive Research.��Featured OEMs including General Motors, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America,��Hyundai-Kia America Technical��Center��Inc.��and Rivian��staff��were also among��those making��technical presentations.��

Helping to support this year’s event are gold sponsors��,����and��; silver sponsors��,����and��;��bronze sponsors��,��,��,��,��,��,��,��,��,��,��,��,����and��; media��and industry��partners��,��,��,����and��.����

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 /��lharrison@steel.org

�鶹��ý 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. �鶹��ý’s 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’s national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. �鶹��ý also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view �鶹��ý’s website at��. Follow �鶹��ý on��,��,����(@�鶹��ýSteel) or��.��

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“As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, the American steel industry stands as a symbol of innovation. The groundbreaking work of this year’s Institute Medal recipients will enhance the industry’s technological capabilities for years to come. Their contributions ensure that we continue to provide exceptional, cutting-edge products to our customers. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to this year’s outstanding Institute Medal recipients,” said Goncalves.

Established in 1927, the Institute Medal and two Finalist Awards are presented for technical papers having special merit and importance in connection with the activities and interests of the iron and steel industry. Papers are judged on the potential value to the future prosperity of the industry, technical excellence and originality, effective communication and breadth of interest to �鶹��ý members.

Pictured Left to Right: Lourenco Goncalves, �鶹��ý Chairman and the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.; C. Cem Tasan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Can Okuyucu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Narayan S. Pottore, ArcelorMittal, Hong Zhu, ArcelorMittal; John Brett, CEO of ArcelorMittal North America; and Kevin Dempsey, �鶹��ý president and CEO

Finalist Awards were also presented to:

• Dianbing Huang, Marcelo Andrade and David White from ArcelorMittal Global R&D, and Philipp Aufreiter, James Beaver, Ruy Cavicchia, Elaine Chen, Jason Reid and Michael Spitz from ArcelorMittal Texas HBI, for their collaborative paper titled “The Burden Column Structure and Gas Distribution in a DRI Shaft Furnace.”

Pictured Left to Right: Lourenco Goncalves, �鶹��ý Chairman and the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.; Philipp Aufreiter, ArcelorMittal Texas HBI LLC, John Brett, CEO of ArcelorMittal North America; Dianbing Huang, ArcelorMittal Global R&D; and Kevin Dempsey, �鶹��ý president and CEO

• Jing Su and Dengqui Bai of SSAB Iowa R&D and Chase Rawlinson and Jason Thomas of SSAB Alabama Technical Services, for their collaborative paper titled “Microstructure Optimization for Improving Low-Temperature Toughness of Microalloyed X70 Linepipe Steel Plates Via Thermomechanical Controlled Processing.”

Pictured Left to Right: Lourenco Goncalves, �鶹��ý Chairman and the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.; Chase Rawlinson, SSAB Americas; Jeff Moskaluk, SSAB Americas; and Kevin Dempsey, �鶹��ý president and CEO

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Goncalves presented the “2026 Market Development Industry Leadership Award” to Michael A. Grubb, P.E., executive director of M.A. Grubb & Associates, LLC.

“We are pleased to honor Michael, who has spent more than four decades turning research and innovation into market growth for the steel industry,” said Goncalves. “Through his leadership of the �鶹��ý Steel Bridge Task Force and his contributions to national bridge design specifications, he has driven the widespread adoption of steel in bridge construction and strengthened its position as a resilient, efficient and cost-effective solution.”

Grubb is the executive director at M.A. Grubb & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in steel bridge design and the development of national steel bridge design specifications. He has been a leader of the �鶹��ý-led Steel Bridge Task Force (BTF) for over 40 years and serves on the Bridge Task Force Oversight Council, coordinating research on promoting safe and cost-effective steel bridges. His decades of work developing the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (BDS) for steel bridges have had a transformative impact on the industry. Over his career, he has educated and mentored generations of bridge designers.

Pictured Left to Right: Lourenco Goncalves, �鶹��ý Chairman and the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.; Michael A. Grubb, P.E., executive director of M.A. Grubb & Associates, LLC.; Kevin Dempsey, �鶹��ý president and CEO

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202.452.7115 /��lharrison@steel.org

�鶹��ý 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. �鶹��ý’s 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’s national and economic security, including roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, cars and trucks and all clean energy technologies. �鶹��ý also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view �鶹��ý’s website at��. Follow �鶹��ý on��,��,����(@�鶹��ýSteel) or��.��

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