US raw steel production fell last week (ended March 18) with output decreasing 2.2 percent from the previous week. In the previous week, US raw steel production had risen 1.1 percent compared to the week before.
Total raw steel production in the United States amounted to 1,807,000 nt last week. This figure represents a 2.2 percent decline from the 1,847,000 nt produced in the prior week, and is up 4.8 percent from the 1,720,000 nt produced in the same week of last year.
The capacity utilization rate of US raw steelmaking facilities was 73.9 percent in the week ending March 18, compared to 75.5 percent in the prior week and 71.1 percent in the same week last year.