AISI: U.S. Raw Steel Weekly Output Slumped

Over the course of the week, the United States produced 1.682 million net tons (NT) of domestic raw steel.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The most recent weekly domestic production data from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) shows that during the week ending April 19, 2025, U.S. weekly raw steel production fell by about 0.80%. This was based on a comparison between this week and the same week last year.

Over the course of the week, the United States produced 1.682 million net tons (NT) of domestic raw steel. The utilization rate of the domestic mill capacity was 74.9%. It's important to remember that last year, during the same week, production reached 1.695 million NT, with a somewhat higher capacity utilization rate of 76.3%.

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The production for the week ending April 19, 2025, was down 0.4% from the previous week, which ended on April 12, 2025, when crude steel output reached 1.689 million NT at a capability utilization rate of 75.2%.

The Southern region produced the most, with 716,000 net tons. The Great Lakes region produced 523,000 net tons during the week. The productions (in thousand net tons) of the other regions are North East-130, Midwest-247, and Western-66.

As of April 19, 2025, the adjusted year-to-date output was 25.895 million net tons, with a capability utilization rate of 74.6%. This represents a 1.3% decrease from the same time in 2024, when production was 26.229 million net tons with a capacity utilization rate of 75.9%.

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