Raw Steel Production Edges Up 0.9%: AISI

The mill capability utilization rate was 78.1% last week, up from 77.5% a week earlier. Usage is down, however, from the same week of 2022 when the rate was 79.6%.

AISI said that adjusted year-to-date production through June 24 was 42,486,000 tons at a capability utilization rate of 75.8%. This is down 2.9% from the year-ago period when 43,743,000 tons were produced with an overall capability utilization rate of 80.3%.

Production by region for the week ending June 24 is below. (Note: week-over-week changes are in parentheses.)

• Northeast – 140,000 tons (down 2,000 tons)
• Great Lakes – 571,000 tons (up 7,000 tons)
• Midwest – 216,000 tons (up 2,000 tons)
• South – 766,000 tons (up 6,000 tons)
• West – 65,000 tons (up 2,000 tons)

Note: The raw steel production tonnage provided in this report is estimated. The figures are compiled from weekly production tonnages provided by approximately 50% of the domestic production capacity combined with the most recent monthly production data for the remainder. Therefore, this report should be used primarily to assess production trends. The AISI production report “AIS 7,” published monthly and available by subscription, provides a more detailed summary of steel production based on data supplied by companies representing 75% of US production capacity.

By David Schollaert, david@steelmarketupdate.com