US raw steel production rose last week (ended January 15) with output increasing 0.8 percent from the previous week. In the week ending January 8, US raw steel production had increased 2.3 percent compared to the previous week.
Total raw steel production in the United States last week amounted to 1,736,000 nt. This figure represents a 0.8 percent increase from the 1,722,000 nt produced in the prior week, and is up 11.9 percent from the 1,552,000 nt produced in the same week of last year.
The capacity utilization rate of US raw steelmaking facilities was 71.8 percent in the week ending January 15, compared to 71.2 percent in the prior week and 64.7 percent in the same week of last year.