U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Feb. 24 totaled 1,783,000 net tons, a 0.7 percent increase from the same period last year, but up 1.8 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 76.5 percent, up from 75.1 percent the prior week, reports the American Iron and […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Feb. 17 totaled 1,751,000 net tons, a 1.1 percent decrease from the same period last year, but up 0.8 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 75.1 percent, up from 74.5 percent the prior week, reports the American Iron and […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Feb. 10 totaled 1,737,000 net tons, a 1.9 percent decrease from the same period last year, and down 0.6 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 74.5 percent, down from 75.0 percent the prior week, reports the American Iron and […]
Steel Market Update was contacted this week by an analyst who questioned the accuracy of the American Iron and Steel Institute data published by SMU. He wondered how AISI calculates its weekly mill capacity utilization rates and whether their calculations account for idled furnace capacity. A close look at the AISI data shows the domestic […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Feb. 3 totaled 1,747,000 net tons, a 0.2 percent decrease from the same period last year, but up 1.6 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 75.0 percent, down from 73.8 percent the prior week, reports the American Iron and […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Jan. 27 totaled 1,719,000 net tons, a 1.0 percent decrease from the same period last year, but up 1.5 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 73.8 percent, down from 72.6 percent the prior week, reports the American Iron and […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Jan. 20 totaled 1,693,000 net tons, a 2.5 percent decrease from the same period last year, and down 0.8 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 72.6 percent, down from 73.2 percent the prior week, reports the American Iron and […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Jan. 13 totaled 1,707,000 net tons, a 1.7 percent decrease from the same period last year, but up 3.5 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 73.2 percent, up from 70.7 percent the prior week but down from 74.5 percent […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Jan. 6 totaled 1,649,000 net tons, a 5.0 percent decrease from the same period last year, but up 0.7 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 70.7 percent, up from 70.2 percent the prior week but down from 74.5 percent […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Dec. 30 totaled 1,637,000 net tons, a 1.9 percent increase from the same period last year, but down 4.7 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 70.2 percent, down from 73.7 percent the prior week but up from 67.8 percent […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Dec. 16 totaled 1,698,000 net tons, a 5.7 percent increase from the same period last year, but up 1.6 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 72.8 percent, up from 71.7 percent the prior week and 67.8 percent the prior […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Dec. 9 totaled 1,672,000 net tons, a 4.0 percent increase from the same period last year, but down 2.8 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 71.7 percent, down from 73.8 percent the prior week and 67.8 percent the prior […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Dec. 2 totaled 1,720,000 net tons, a 7.8 percent increase from the same period last year, and up 1.0 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 73.8 percent, up from 73.0 percent the prior week and 67.3 percent the prior […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Nov. 25 totaled 1,703,000 net tons, a 7.0 percent increase from the same period last year, but down 2.4 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 73.0 percent, down from 74.9 percent the prior week but up from 67.1 percent […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Nov. 18 totaled 1,745,000 net tons, a 9.7 percent increase from the same period last year, and up 0.3 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 74.9 percent, up from 74.6 percent the prior week and 67.1 percent the prior […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Nov. 11 totaled 1,739,000 net tons, a 9.3 percent increase from the same period last year, and up 1.4 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 74.6 percent, up from 73.6 percent the prior week and 67.1 percent the prior […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Nov. 4 totaled 1,715,000 net tons, a 9.0 percent increase from the same period last year, but down 1.4 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 73.6 percent, down from 74.6 percent the prior week and 68.7 percent the prior […]
U.S. Steel is undertaking a massive asset revitalization program to reduce unplanned outages and improve profitability and competitiveness. The company plans to invest approximately $1.2 billion from 2017 through 2020 on repairs and upgrades. By 2020, slab production capability at Gary Works, Great Lakes Works and Mon Valley works will be increased by 1 million […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Oct. 28 totaled 1,739,000 net tons, a 5.1 percent increase from the same period last year, and up 0.5 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 74.6 percent, down from 74.3 percent the prior week and 70.8 percent the prior […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Oct. 21 totaled 1,731,000 net tons, a 4.6 percent increase from the same period last year, but down 0.7 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 74.3 percent, down from 74.8 percent the prior week and 70.8 percent the prior […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Oct. 14 totaled 1,744,000 net tons, a 5.4 percent increase from the same period last year, and up 0.2 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 74.8 percent, up from 74.7 percent the prior week and 70.8 percent the prior […]
U.S. raw steel production for the week ending Oct. 7 totaled 1,741,000 net tons, a 5.2 percent increase from the same period last year, and up 2.1 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 74.7 percent, up from 73.2 percent the prior week and 70.8 percent the prior year, […]
Total raw steel production for the month of August was 7,824,820 net tons, with 5,344,663 tons produced by electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and 2,480,157 tons produced by blast furnaces. This is the highest monthly production figure seen since January 2015 when 8,002,074 tons were produced. August raw steel production was 150,877 tons or 2.0 percent […]
U.S. raw steel production totaled 1,706,000 net tons in the week ended Sept. 30, a 7.2 percent increase from the same period last year, but down 0.8 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the Sept. 30 week averaged 73.2 percent, up substantially from the 68.0 percent at the same time […]
U.S. raw steel production totaled 1,720,000 net tons in the week ending Sept. 23, an 8.1 percent increase from the same period last year, but down 1.4 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 73.8 percent, down slightly from 74.9 percent the prior week, but up substantially from the 68.0 […]
U.S. raw steel production totaled 1,745,000 net tons in the week ending Sept. 16, up 0.7 percent from the prior week and an increase of 9.7 percent from the same period last year. The mill capability utilization rate for the Sept. 16 week was 74.9 percent, up significantly from 68.0 percent at the same time […]
Domestic raw steel production totaled 1,733,000 net tons in the week ending Sept. 9, an 8.9 percent increase from the same period last year, but a decrease of 0.8 percent from the prior week. The mill capability utilization rate was 74.3 percent, down slightly from 74.9 percent the prior week, but up from 68.0 percent […]
Domestic raw steel production totaled 1,747,000 net tons in the week ending Sept. 2, up 0.4 percent from the prior week and an 8.6 percent increase from the same period in 2016. The mill capability utilization rate was 74.9 percent for the week, up from 68.8 percent in the same week last year, reports the […]
Domestic raw steel production for the week ending Aug. 26 totaled 1,740,000 net tons, a 5.1 percent increase from the same period last year, but down 1.3 percent from the previous week. The mill capability utilization rate for the Aug. 26 week was 74.6 percent, up from 70.8 percent the same time last year. Adjusted […]
Domestic raw steel production totaled 1,763,000 net tons in the week ending Aug. 19, a 6.5 percent increase from the same period last year, but a 1 percent decline from the prior week, reports the American Iron and Steel Institute in Washington. The mill capability utilization rate for the week averaged 75.6 percent, up significantly […]