With Steel Facing Competition From Aluminum In Automotive Applications, By What Percentage Will U.S. Steel’s Automotive Steel Shipments Change By 2020?

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U.S. Steel’s automotive steel shipments could decline by 13% by 2020, as automakers shift towards using a greater proportion of lighter materials such as aluminum in order to comply with increasingly stringent regulations pertaining to fuel efficiency and automobile emissions.

Auto Shipments X 2020 Part 4

Auto Shipments X 2020 Part 2

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Auto Shipments X 2020 Part 6

***Proportion of steel usage in automobiles in U.S. approximately 60% in 2015, which is expected to decline as usage of aluminum and composites increases

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