Steel Products
AISI Estimated Raw Steel Production & Capacity Utilization Rates
Written by John Packard
January 16, 2013
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported their estimated raw steel production data for the week ending January 12, 2013. According to AISI estimates the U.S. steel industry produced 1,819,000 net tons of raw steel last week. This represents an increase of 3.6 percent compared to the week earlier but is 5.2 percent lower than the same week one year ago.
The AISI estimates the capacity utilization rate to be 75.9 percent. SMU reminds our readers the AISI has made an adjustment to the domestic capabilities for 1st Quarter 2013. The new quarterly capability is 30.8 million tons. The 1Q 2012 capability number according to the AISI was 32.3 million tons and that number was adjusted to 32.7 million tons for 4Q 2012 with the addition of the new Severstal Columbus EAF.
Year to date the AISI estimates total raw steel produced to be 3,575,000 net tons, down 6.4 percent compared to the 3,821,000 tons produced through the same period last year. The average capacity utilization rate is estimated to be 74.3 percent so far this year, down from 77.6 percent last year.
The North East district produced 192,000 net tons, up 6,000 tons from the previous week.
The Great Lakes district produced 660,000 net tons, up 21,000 tons from the previous week.
The Midwest district produced 259,000 net tons, down 9,000 tons from the previous week.
The Southern district produced 620,000 net tons, up 39,000 tons from the previous week.
The Western district produced 88,000 net tons, up 6,000 tons from the previous week.
Total production was 1,819,000 net tons, up 63,000 tons from the previous week.
John Packard
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