US Crude steel output falls 2.8%

Crude steel output in the USA last week totalled an estimated 1,850,000 net tons, down by 2.8% from 1,904,000 tons the previous week, according to figures from the American Iron & Steel Institute.

New York(Scrap Monster): Crude steel output in the USA last week totalled an estimated 1,850,000 net tons, down by 2.8% from 1,904,000 tons the previous week, according to figures from the American Iron & Steel Institute.

Mills operated at an average capacity utilisation rate of 77.2%, the Washington-based group said.

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