According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), in the week ending on September 25, 2021, US domestic raw steel production was 1,880,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 85.2 percent.
Production for the week ending September 25, 2021 is up 0.3 percent from the previous week ending September 18, 2021 when production was 1,874,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 84.9 percent.
Production was 1,537,000 net tons in the week ending September 25, 2020 while the capability utilization then was 68.6 percent. The current week production represents a 22.3 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
Adjusted year-to-date production through September 25, 2021 was 69,540,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 81.0 percent. That is up 20.2 percent from the 57,841,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 66.8 percent.