One of the issues confusing the sheet (flat rolled steel) marketplace is the Raw Steel Production report produced by the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI). This report is produced on a weekly and then again on a monthly basis. The weekly report is released every Monday afternoon and Steel Market Update publishes the data […]
For the week ending April 11, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,656,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.4 percent increase over the previous week and a 0.4 percent increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 70.8 percent, up […]
For the week ending April 2, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,650,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.5 percent decrease over the previous week but a 2.2 percent increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 70.6 percent, down […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) recently reported final raw steel production estimates for the month of February 2016. The monthly estimates are different than the weekly estimates we report in our Tuesday issues; the AISI bases the monthly estimates on 75 percent of the domestic mills reporting vs. only 50 percent for the […]
For the week ending March 26, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,675,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.4 percent increase over the previous week and a 4.6 percent increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 71.6 percent, up […]
For the week ending March 19, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,668,000 net tons of raw steel, a 3.1 percent decrease over the previous week but a 4.2 percent increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 71.3 percent, down […]
For the week ending March 12, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,722,000 net tons of raw steel, a 2.9 percent increase over the previous week and a 7.6 percent increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 73.6 percent, up […]
For the week ending March 5, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,673,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.1 percent decrease over the previous week but a 2.6 percent increase over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 71.5 percent, down […]
For the week ending February 27, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,692,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.4 percent decrease over the previous week and a 0.8 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 72.4 percent, down […]
For the week ending February 20, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,699,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.2 percent decrease over the previous week and a 0.4 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 72.7 percent, up […]
For the week ending February 13, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,703,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.1 percent increase over the previous week but a 0.1 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 72.8 percent, up […]
For the week ending February 6, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,685,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.7 percent increase over the previous week but a 1.2 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 71.9 percent, up […]
For the week ending January 30, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,657,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.8 percent decrease over the previous week and a 8.3 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 70.7 percent, up […]
For the week ending January 23, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,670,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.1 percent increase over the previous week but a 7.6 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 69.8 percent, up […]
For the week ending January 16, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,652,000 net tons of raw steel, a 3.6 percent increase over the previous week but a 8.6 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 69.1 percent, up […]
For the week ending January 9, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,594,000 net tons of raw steel, a 10.7 percent increase over the previous week but a 11.8 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 66.7 percent, up […]
For the week ending January 2, 2016, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,440,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.1 percent decrease over the previous week and a 19.9 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 60.2 percent, down […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) recently reported final raw steel production estimates for the month of November 2015. The monthly estimates are different than the weekly estimates we report in our Tuesday issues; the AISI bases the monthly estimates on 75 percent of the domestic mills reporting vs. only 50 percent for the […]
For the week ending December 26, 2015, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,456,000 net tons of raw steel, a 4.4 percent decrease over the previous week and a 18.9 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 60.9 percent, down […]
For the week ending December 19, 2015, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,523,000 net tons of raw steel, a 0.8 percent decrease over the previous week and a 15.2 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 63.7 percent, down […]
For the week ending December 12, 2015, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,536,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.1 percent decrease over the previous week and a 14.4 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 64.2 percent, down […]
For the week ending December 5, 2015, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,553,000 net tons of raw steel, a 4.4 percent increase over the previous week but a 14.3 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 65.0 percent, up […]
For the week ending November 28, 2015, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,487,000 net tons of raw steel, a 4.8 percent decrease over the previous week and a 19.9 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 62.2 percent, down […]
For the week ending November 21, 2015, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,562,000 net tons of raw steel, a 2.4 percent decrease over the previous week and a 15.8 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 65.3 percent, down […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) recently reported final raw steel production estimates for the month of October 2015. The monthly estimates are different than the weekly estimates we report in our Tuesday issues; the AISI bases the monthly estimates on 75 percent of the domestic mills reporting vs. only 50 percent for the […]
For the week ending November 14, 2015, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,601,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.1 percent decrease over the previous week and a 13.7 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 67.0 percent, down […]
For the week ending November 7, 2015, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,618,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.4 percent decrease over the previous week and a 12.8 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 67.7 percent, down […]
US Steel Corp. reported a net loss of $173 million for third quarter 2015. Results included a $53 million loss due to shutdown of the blast furnace and associated operations at Fairfield Works. It also included a charge of $10 million for pension obligations to US Steel Canada and $7 million in restructuring costs. In […]
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) recently reported final raw steel production estimates for the month of September 2015. The monthly estimates are different than the weekly estimates we report in our Tuesday issues; the AISI bases the monthly estimates on 75 percent of the domestic mills reporting vs. only 50 percent for the […]
For the week ending October 31, 2015, the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) estimated the U.S. steel industry produced 1,641,000 net tons of raw steel, a 1.6 percent decrease over the previous week and a 10.8 percent decrease over the same week one year ago. The estimated capacity utilization rate is 68.6 percent, down […]