US raw steel output increased by 2.6 percent during the week ended January 16, 2010, when compared to the previous week, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
AISI reported that US raw steel production in the week ended January 16, 2010 totaled 1,564,000 nt, up from 1,525,000 nt produced in the previous week, and up from the 1,016,000 nt produced during same week of 2009.
In the week ended January 16, US steelmakers were producing at 64.7 percent capacity, said AISI. This is up from the prior week's 63.9 percent and up from the corresponding week of last year's 42.4 percent.