The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose 1.3 percent last week (ended January 7) compared to the previous week.
Total raw steel production in the United States amounted to 1,891,000 net tons (nt) last week, representing a 1.3 percent increase from the 1,867,000 nt produced in the previous week, and a 5.6 percent increase from the 1,790,000 nt produced in the same week last year.
The capacity utilization rate of US raw steelmaking facilities was 76.5 percent in the week ending January 7, compared to 75.3 in the previous week and 73.2 percent in the same week of last year.