US raw steel production declined last week (ended April 22) with output falling 1.1 percent from the previous week. In the prior week (ended April 15), US raw steel production had jumped 2.4 percent compared to the week before.
Total raw steel production in the United States amounted to 1,840,000 nt last week. This figure represents a 1.1 percent reduction from the 1,861,000 nt produced in the prior week, and is up 4.1 percent from the 1,764,000 nt produced in the same week of last year.
The capacity utilization rate of US raw steelmaking facilities was 75.1 percent in the week ending April 22, compared to 76.1 percent in the prior week and 72.9 percent in the same week last year.