U.S. Raw Steel Output Posted Notable Decline
The production for the week was up marginally by 3.1% from the prior week, when it had totalled 1.600 million net tons.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The most recent weekly production statistics suggests notable decline in raw steel production by the country during the week ended on January 2nd, 2021. The data published by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) points to significant year-on-year decline in output during the week.
The domestic raw steel production during the week totalled 1.650 million net tons. The capability utilization rate during the week was 74.6%. This compares with the production and capability utilization rate of 1.841 million net tons and 80.1% respectively during the corresponding week a year before. Upon comparison with the week ended January 2nd, 2020, the production was down by 10.4%.
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The production for the week was up marginally by 3.1% from the prior week, when it had totalled 1.600 million net tons. The capability utilization rate was 74.6% in the week ended December 26, 2020.
The topmost producer was the Southern region, whose output totalled 643,000 net tons. The production by the other regions is as follows: Great Lakes (591,000 net tons), Midwest (182,000 net tons), North East (159,000 net tons) and Western (75,000 net tons).
The adjusted year-to-date production through January 2nd, 2021 totalled 1.650 million net tons at an average capability utilization rate of 74.6%. This is down by almost 10.4%, upon comparison with the production of 1.841 million net tons during the same period a year before, when the capability utilization rate had averaged at 80.1%.
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